Berkshire A shares. Even though BRK-A shares have just skirted the 100,000 mark, there is still some upside as people get over the possible "death" issue. It must be depressing for Buffett to have to read speculation regarding his death every time someone writes a story about the stock. Many investors are sitting on the sidelines waiting for the predicted 10%-20% drop in the stock once Buffett shuffles off to his eternal reward so they can load up.

Berkshire A shares. Even though BRK-A shares have just skirted the 100,000 mark, there is still some upside as people get over the possible "death" issue. It must be depressing for Buffett to have to read speculation regarding his death every time someone writes a story about the stock. Many investors are sitting on the sidelines waiting for the predicted 10%-20% drop in the stock once Buffett shuffles off to his eternal reward so they can load up.

Google has just joined the elite $500 club and in doing so has surpassed the likes of Chevron and IBM in total market capitalization.

Google has just joined the elite $500 club and in doing so has surpassed the likes of Chevron and IBM in total market capitalization.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc. operates as a futures exchange in the United States for the trading of futures and options on futures. Stock is up +50% YTD as of Nov., 2006.

White Mountain Insurance. White Mountains is engaged in the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance businesses, principally in the U.S. Buffet owns over 15% of White Mountains via his subsidiary General Re. The chairman of White Mountains is Jack Byrne, who was instrumental in the recovery and success of Geico, now owned by BRK-A.

The Washington Post. The Post is another one of Buffett's largest holdings; he's held it since it was trading below book value in the early 1970s. Berkshire holds over 21% of Post shares outstanding, and Buffett is on the company's board. The Washington Post Co. is a diversified media and education concern whose principal businesses include newspaper and magazine publishing, television broadcasting, cable television systems, electronic information services and educational and career services. More recently it has been building up its internet properties.

NVR, Inc. primarily operates as a homebuilder in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Homebuilding and Mortgage Banking. The stock is down from $800 in May 2006.