Got $1,000 and want to make it grow over the long term? You could put it all into Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock or Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) stock and you’d probably do well. However, you’d also have to accept single-stock risk.

Buffett is regarded as an investing and business legend for a number of reasons, and Berkshire's track record speaks for itself. He essentially doubled the annual return of the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) over his career, delivering phenomenal returns for his investors along the way.

Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK.B) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.

Over the past few months, blue-chip stocks have delivered mixed results due to ongoing geopolitical and trade tensions. Even some of the most stable names have come under pressure. But Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.

Berkshire (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) was down 5% on the first trading day after CEO Warren Buffett announced he will step down at year-end, passing the baton to Greg

Well, we finally got the news everyone was kind of half-expecting (and half-hoping wouldn’t be true for a long time to come). Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett is 95 years old, and has determined that now is indeed the time to step away from the investing game – a game he’s played his entire life.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B, BRK-A) shares have been consistently outperforming the S&P 500 (^GSPC) over the past 30 years. At Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting over the weekend, chairman and CEO Warren Buffett,