Has Warren Buffett given up on the stock market? Buffett bought 10 stocks in all of 2024 (excluding buybacks of Berkshire's shares). Several of the stocks Buffett bought last year were existing positions for Berkshire.

Buffett first invested in Verisign ( VRSN 1.20%) in 2012, and at the time of this writing, the shares have gone on to increase by at least 325% since then. He continued to buy shares in 2013 and 2014, but it has been more than 10 years since he added to the position. Here's why he's coming back to Verisign now.

Investors can often benefit from following the recent movements and decisions made by the biggest names in the market, especially if they can work through reverse engineering some of the reasoning behind these decisions.

But another factor that's not given nearly enough credit is his love of dividend stocks. Companies that pay a regular dividend to their shareholders are usually profitable on a re