Top Warren Buffett Companies To Own For 2014

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Top Warren Buffett Companies To Own For 2014: Thundermin Res Inc Com Npv (THR.TO)

Thundermin Resources Inc., a mineral exploration company, engages in the exploration for and discovery of base metal and gold deposits. It holds an interest in, or the right to earn an interest in 12 base metal and gold properties in Canada. The company also owns a 100% interest in the Lebel Township gold property located on the Kirkland Lake Main Break in the prolific Kirkland Lake gold camp; and a 100% interests in 8 exploration licenses covering a portion of the Stirling volcanogenic zinc-lead-copper-silver-gold sulphide belt located on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. In addition, it has royalty interests in a 28 base metal and gold properties located in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Quebec. Further, the company, through its shareholdings in 14 other junior resource companies, exploring for base metals, gold, chrome, vanadium-titanium, and diamond deposits in Canada. Thundermin Resources Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Top Warren Buffett Companies To Own For 2014: Compucon Computer Applications SA (CMPR.AT)

Compucon Computer Applications SA is a Greek company engaged mainly in the information technology sector. The Company's activities include the manufacture and trade of electronics and software for the embroidery, telematics, laser, Web solutions and medical fields. In the embroidery field it offers album presentation or embroidery designs, lettering with a variety of fonts, frames and specialized features, and realistic three-dimensional views of embroidery designs. The Company also produces laser cutting and engraving devices for the embroidery sector. The range of telematics applications includes automotive positioning systems, fleet management and navigation systems. Its Web solutions offering includes the SiteCosmos, which is an integrated tool for on-line content management and Website design for small and medium enterprises, while the medical applications target the management of patient-oriented information, diet schedules, word processing, prescriptions and other s ervices.

Hot Canadian Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Mountainview Energy Ltd. (MVW.V)

Mountainview Energy, Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas reserves in Montana and North Dakota regions of the United States. It holds interests in projects located in the Williston Basin Bakken/Three Forks play and the south Alberta Bakken play. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Cut Bank, Montana.

Top Warren Buffett Companies To Own For 2014: Bitauto Holdings Limited (BITA)

Bitauto Holdings Limited provides Internet content and marketing services for the automotive industry primarily in the People?s Republic of China. The company offers subscription services to new automobile dealers that enable them to list pricing and promotional information on its bitauto.com Website and partner Websites, and to interact with consumers through its virtual call center, as well as provides advertising service to dealers and automakers on its bitauto.com Website. It also offers listing services to used automobile dealers, which enable them to display used automobile inventory information through its ucar.cn Website and partner Websites; and advertising services to used automobile dealers and automakers with certified pre-owned automobile programs on its ucar.cn Website. In addition, the company provides digital marketing solutions, including Website creation and maintenance, online public relationship, online marketing campaigns, and advertising agent service s. Bitauto Holdings Limited was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China.

Top Warren Buffett Companies To Own For 2014: Southern Missouri Bancorp Inc.(SMBC)

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for the Southern Missouri Savings Bank that provides community banking services in Missouri. It offers various deposit instruments, including demand deposit accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market deposit accounts, saving accounts, certificates of deposit, and retirement savings plans. The company?s lending activities consist of origination of loans for the acquisition or refinance of one- to four-family residences, as well as loans secured by commercial real estate, including improved and unimproved land, strip shopping centers, retail establishments, and other businesses. It also originates commercial real estate loans secured by property or land. In addition, the company provides various secured consumer loans comprising home equity, direct and indirect automobile loans, second mortgages, mobile homes, and loans secured by deposits. Further, it offers commercial business lendin g loans, including loans to finance accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, and operating lines of credit. Additionally, the company provides commercial and agricultural real estate, and commercial and agricultural business loans. It operates 15 full service branch facilities, and loan production offices in Missouri and Arkansas. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.