Industies
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Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway was founded in 1839 as the Valley Falls Company in Rhode Island and was originally a textile manufacturing company. Buffett's involvement began in 1962 when he started buying shares in the company before assuming full control a few years later.
American Express
American Express (AXP) is one of the oldest financial firms in America, dating back to 1850. It was one of the first companies in the world to offer charge cards and is commonly recognized by its signature gladiator logo adopted in 1958. Today, American Express, or Amex as it's more commonly known, is a Fortune 100 company and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo (WFC) is a global bank and financial services company with retail and commercial banking locations across the U.S., along with a presence in Hong Kong, London, Singapore, and Tokyo. The company is one of the largest banks by market capitalization in the United States and is among the largest 100 corporations in the United States.
E-Trade Financial Corporation
E-Trade Financial Corporation (ETFC) was founded in 1982 in Palo Alto, California. Originally a private company, E-Trade went public through an initial public offering (IPO) on Aug. 16, 1996. The company was one of the first online discount brokerage firms targeting self-directed investors.10 It has continued to expand its business rapidly despite an influx of competition from older, much more well-established firms such as Charles Schwab.