Next on the Stockpickr list is Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.A Quote). Buffett is No. 2 on Forbes' wealthiest list, with a net worth of $52 billion.
Berkshire, which already has a significant investment in railroads, recently reported that it purchased more options on Burlington Northern(BNI Quote) for almost 400,000 additional shares. Berkshire's shares are trading not too far below their all-time high of $120,800, the most expensive shares -- in terms of dollar amount -- in the U.S. The stock has a P/E of 15. Berkshire is part of Stockpickr's Stocks Over $100 portfolio, a list of such names as Toyota(TM Quote), which has a PEG of 1.4, and MasterCard(MA Quote), with a PEG of 1.7. The third-wealthiest American, at a measly $28 billion net worth according to Forbes, is Sheldon Adelson, chairman, CEO and treasurer of Las Vegas Sands(LVS Quote), which is working on a large new resort in Macau. The stock has a P/E of 138 and a PEG of 2.4. Las Vegas Sands is one of the holdings of the Vice Fund, which has generated an average annual return of more than 18%. The Vice Fund also owns Boeing(BA Quote), which has a PEG of 1.3, and International Game Technology(IGT Quote), which has a PEG of 1.9. To see the rest of the companies connected to the richest 20 Americans, check out the Top Stocks of the Forbes 400 portfolio at Stockpickr.- Loading Comments...
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