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If I Could Only Buy and Hold a Single Stock, This Would Be It

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Berkshire Hathaway ( NYSE : BRK.A) is the closest thing to an index fund in the form of a single company.

Buffett famously prefers to invest in businesses that are so simple, a ham sandwich could run them effectively.

Buffett gives free rein to each business unit's own management team.

Berkshire Hathaway is your best bet for a "forever stock" With its hand in everything from insurance to ice cream under the steady hand of an investing dream team, Buffett 's company should do just fine in the decades ahead .

Now is the best time to buy before it’s too late, and there may not be another chance like this.

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