What Buffett Doesn’t Say. It’s hard to tune out even if you want to. Yet, here’s Buffett – the master of taking the long view – ignoring it all. Or at least not writing

Warren Buffett is a gifted teacher who explains complex topics in a digestible format. This year he touched on Berkshire Hathaway’s massive cash hoard, among other items.

Picking Buffett's brain happens a number of ways. Quarterly filed Form 13Fs allow investors to see which stocks he and his top advisors, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, have been buying and selling. Likewise, Berkshire's quarterly operating results provide insight on whether Buffett and his team are net buyers or sellers of stocks.