Steve Jobs before his death spoke with Warren Buffett about what to do with Apple’s extra cash on hand, but didn’t take his advice. Buffett suggested that Jobs buy back Apple stock but Jobs “just liked having the cash.

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.

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