With a track record of decades of market-beating returns, it's no surprise that investors of all experience levels (myself included) turn to Buffett's words and Berkshire Hathaway's holdings for guidance on how to approach the market.

For the first time since 2018, Buffett’s company didn’t buy back any stock in the quarter, according to FactSet.

Warren Buffett is stockpiling cash. His Berkshire Hathaway holding company continued to sell more than it bought in the third quarter when it offloaded a quarter of its stake in Apple, regulatory filings revealed Thursday.

Warren Buffett, the longtime head of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), has delivered an impressive nearly 20% annualized return for shareholders since 1965, doubling the S&P 500 's benchmark return.

It's never a bad idea to borrow an idea -- or two, or more -- from the world's most successful all-around stock picker.