In just a few weeks, everyone’s favorite billionaire guru, Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio), unveils the stocks he (or one of his portfolio managers) bought during the second quarter. And once again, GuruFocus is holding a contest to see who can guess which companies these lofty managers bought.
To participate, post up to three stock symbols and a brief reason for each guess in the comments section below. If more than three symbols are entered, only the first three will be counted.
For some ideas, see Warren Buffett's portfolio here.
The deadline for this contest will be when Warren Buffett releases information on Berkshire's holdings in a few weeks. GuruFocus will announce the winners.
The winner(s) will get to choose from one of the following investing classics:
· Joel Greenblatt: The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits)
· Joel Greenblatt: You Can Be a Stock Market Genius: Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market Profits
· Benjamin Graham: The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition)
· Martin Whitman: The Aggressive Conservative Investor
· Peter Lynch: Beating the Street
· Peter Lynch: One Up On Wall Street : How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market
· Benjamin Graham: Security Analysis: The Classic 1934 Edition
· David Dreman: Contrarian Investment Strategies - The Next Generation
· The Snowball: The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
· Howard Marks: The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor (Columbia Business School Publishing)
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We will host the contest again next quarter, so everyone will have another chance to win. Good luck!
