Why Berkshire Hathaway’s cash and short-term holdings suggest that stocks are overvalued and lower prices are coming.

A new book about Warren Buffett’s early investments studies 10 of the companies the legendary investor bet on between 1950 and 1966, when he was in his 20s and 30s. Intelligent Investor columnist Jaso

Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate long headed by Warren Buffett, owns dozens of stocks in its massive public equities portfolio. Investors would be wise to look here for potential buying opportunities.

"As with most measures, we need to be careful using it when we compare the present to the past," Morgan Stanley's Michael Mauboussin said.