# Why Buffett's Quiet American Express Play Might Be His Smartest Bet Yet
While everyone's obsessing over Berkshire's Apple and the newly disclosed Alphabet stake, there's a $50B elephant in the room that deserves way more attention: American Express.
Here's the thing—Buffett hasn't touched Berkshire's 151.6M AXP shares in *decades*. That's not laziness. That's conviction. Meanwhile, he's been trimming Apple. The message is clear.
**Why AXP is quietly crushing it:**
American Express runs a payments flywheel most competitors can't replicate. It owns the card, the network, AND works directly wi
While everyone's obsessing over Berkshire's Apple and the newly disclosed Alphabet stake, there's a $50B elephant in the room that deserves way more attention: American Express.
Here's the thing—Buffett hasn't touched Berkshire's 151.6M AXP shares in *decades*. That's not laziness. That's conviction. Meanwhile, he's been trimming Apple. The message is clear.
**Why AXP is quietly crushing it:**
American Express runs a payments flywheel most competitors can't replicate. It owns the card, the network, AND works directly wi

