Hedge Fund - Berkshire Hathaway

As arguably the greatest investor of all time and one of the richest people on the planet, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Now, according to many of your peers, hedge funds are perceived as useless, outdated investment tools of an era lost to time.

Chinese auto and battery maker BYD says half-year profit soared as sales in the world's biggest car market recovered.

A new ETF that tries to identify high-quality companies uses many of the same investing principles as Warren Buffet.

In the eyes of many market players, hedge funds are seen as delayed, outdated investment tools of a forgotten age.

While some manufacturing-focused investors prefer to play auto parts manufacturers, foreign automakers, or even EV upstarts like Tesla, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)'s performance in 2013 has been...

Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ), The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), U.S.

Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) has the best mortgage business in the U.S. banking world, but recent layoffs have worried some traders and longer-term shareholders.

At the moment, there are plenty of metrics market participants can use to analyze Mr. Market. A couple of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading interest.