Investing in stocks is often a solitary sport where independent thinking is a valuable quality. This does not mean that our success depends to 100% of our ideas. Fortunately for us, there are brilliant investor, with an incredible talent for wealth creation and who are little known to the public (this is not an article on Warren Buffett). The beauty of stock markets is that they allow us to partner with such a specimen when we finds one. What’s easier than buying some shares and then leave it to our “new partner” with the task of working heart and soul to our enrichment!

In her excellent biography on Warren Buffett entitled “The Snowball”, Alice Schroeder finally reveals the secret behind the success of multi-billionaire from Omaha! His method is simple and very effective: just spend your whole life obsessing about accumulating the greatest possible amount of  money ! Never taking a vacation, having no interest outside the business world, neglecting your wife and children and having an obsessive-compulsive personality are obvious key elements of this method.

Warren Buffett has bought a few weeks ago all the remaining shares of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad that it did not already own. As we could expect, stocks of others public listed railroads have gone up in the days following that acquisition. It was the third time that the sector has appreciated following a significant investment from the oracle of Omaha. This phenomenon is easily understandable because Buffett is probably the most watched and imitated investor in the world. After all, if railroads are a good investment for Buffett, why shouldn’t they be for you and me?