Despite his reputation as a long-term investor, Buffett has engaged in merger arbitrages for more than 30 years, including three notable ones within the past decade. Notably, in all three cases, the acquiring company paid all cash for the acquired company,

Though prices have come down slightly, housing affordability is still drastically lower than in previous decades. Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies found that the median

Berkshire Hathaway is set for success with defensive strategies, rising profits, and a strong cash position. Read more on BRK.A stock here.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) recently filed its 13F form, which shows investors its latest positions. And by comparing them to previous filings, investors can see which stocks the company has been buying and selling.

In this year’s letter, Buffett addressed the U.S. government while touching upon Berkshire Hathaway’s sizable tax payments. The company paid the IRS a staggering $26.9 billion last year—about 5 percent of what all of corporate America paid, noted the executive.

Warren Buffett is responsible for putting up tremendous returns as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. But maybe his most lucrative bet came in the past decade, when the conglomerate purchased shares in a business that has put up a monster 900% total return since the start of 2016 (as of March 4).