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Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway has been adding to its investments in Wells Fargo & Co., Johnson & Johnson and US Bancorp during January, February and March of 2009.

Berkshire Hathaway disclosed its investments and a number of other changes to its portfolio of stocks, estimated at $41 billion, in documents that it filed with the SEC. The filing shows Berkshire Hathway's holdings at 31 March.

Berkshire acquired almost 12.4 million shares in Wells Fargo in Q1, almost 1.5 million shares in US Bank's parent company and 3.9 million Johnson & Johnson shares.

The increase in Wells Fargo represents an extra 12.4 million shares and Berkshire now has approximately 6.5% of Wells Fargo's outstanding shares. They raised their stake in U.S. Bancorp by 1.5 million shares, after selling some shares in the previous quarter, it now holds approximately 3.7% of the bank.

Warren Buffett's Book Recommendations

Warren Buffett takes all his own investing decisions and as far as I know has never devised a precise form of system trading , other than buy and hold, he does however recommend one or two books. Which book does Warren Buffett think is the most representative of his thinking ?

The Essays of Warren Buffett, by Warren Buffett, edited by Larry Cunningham ("The most representative book on my thinking is what Larry Cunningham put together.")

Which books does Warren Buffett recommend on investing ?
The Intelligent Investor, by Ben Graham ("the most important investment book, especially chapters 8 and 20")
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits, by Phil Fisher ("I highly recommend his books, especially the early ones")
John Bogle on Investing: The First 50 Years, by John Bogle ("Any investor who owns or is thinking of owning shares in a fund should read this book cover to cover.")
Sam Walton: Made in America, by Sam Walton (a book recommended by Warren Buffet back in 2003)
The Smartest Guys in the Room, by Bethany McLean (recommended by Buffett in his annual letter in 2003)
The Wisdom and Wit of Charles T. Munger ("it's got all kinds of wisdom in it")
Katharine Graham's autobiography ("you'll learn a lot")

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