Buffett's review of 24 major stocks, at what PE to buy

​Bought American Express in 1962, pe14.2, stock price plummeted in 1964

Bought National Insurance in 1964, pe5.4

Bought See's Candies in 1972, pe11.9, strong moat, now privatized

Bought The Washington Post in 1973, pe10.9

Bought Nebraska Furniture Mart in 1983, pe8.5, low-cost acquisition, stable cash flow

Bought MetLife in 1985, pe14.4, later sold for profit

Bought Scott Vacuum Cleaner in 1986, pe7.8, consumer stock

Bought Coca-Cola in 1988, pe13, bought in 1988-1989, heavily invested to this day

Bought Fannie Mae in 1988, pe8, real estate

Bought Wells Fargo in 1990, pe6, real estate crash, bottom fishing for banks

Bought Gillette blades in 1990, pe23, leading consumer product

Bought Dexter in 1993, pe16, medical equipment

Bought Sinopec in 1999, pe13.5, energy stock

Bought Moody's in 2000, pe19, financial rating

Bought China Petroleum in 2003, pe5, bought during market downturn in 2003

Bought Walmart in 2005, pe20,

Bought U.S. Bancorp in 2006, pe12.5, finance

Bought ConocoPhillips in 2007, pe6.8, energy

Bought BYD in 2008, pe10.2, new energy

Bought IBM in 2011, pe13.5

Bought Davita Medical in 2011, pe17

Bought directTV in 2011, pe15, cable television operator

Bought Deere in 2011, pe11, leading agricultural machinery

Bought Apple in 2016, pe12, became heavily invested