Author: Sean Williams, The Motley Fool

These phenomenal businesses have well-defined competitive advantages, are inexpensive, and are ripe for the picking by opportunistic investors.

The roughly $78 billion he’s spent buying the stock since mid-2018 decisively signals it’s his favorite.

Some of the Oracle of Omaha’s most popular buys — as well as Berkshire’s largest holding — offer robust upside potential in 2025.

99% of investors have never heard of this magnificent small-cap company, but it’s been paying a continuous dividend to its shareholders since 1816… and it’s historically cheap right now.

Here’s what to expect from the stock market, along with some of Wall Street’s hottest trends and most influential businesses, in the new year.