Hot Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In 2014

Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy to dissect balance sheets, income, and cash flow statements. This is the first step in getting your feet wet in the investment world.

But it doesn't stop there. If we were to base investing decisions solely on what we read in these statements, that would be akin to picking a significant other based solely on their Facebook�profile -- to many, it just doesn't make sense to avoid real-life interaction.

Investigating these "soft" aspects of a company is�important for investors.�And although we can't capture all of the intangibles of a company in one article, Glassdoor.com -- a website that collects employee sentiment for companies across the world -- recently came out with a list that could help: the Top CEOs of 2013.

Over the past few days, I've covered CEOs 25 through 7. Today, I'm going to introduce you to the company with the 6th-highest-rated CEO, give you some background on the company, and at the end, I'll offer access to a special free report that serves up a stock Warren Buffett only wishes he could buy.

Hot Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In 2014: Intensity Company Inc(ITT.V)

Intensity Company Inc. sells computer hardware and software products in Canada. The company was formerly known as Flukong Enterprise Inc. and changed its name to Intensity Company Inc. in January 2010. Intensity Company Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Hot Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In 2014: Pixelworks Inc.(PXLW)

Pixelworks, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, and marketing of video and pixel processing semiconductors and software for digital video applications. Its products include ImageProcessor integrated circuits (ICs), which comprise embedded microprocessors, digital signal processing technology, and software that control the operations and signal processing within high-end display systems, such as projectors and high-resolution flat panels; Video Co-Processor ICs that work in conjunction with an image processor to post-process video signals to enhance the performance or feature set of the overall video solution; and Networked Display ICs, which allow the same video stream to be networked across multiple displays. The company serves the manufacturers of digital display and projection devices, such as liquid crystal display (LCD) large-screen televisions and 3LCD, and digital light processing digital front projectors, as well as the flat pa nel display market, including digital signage. Pixelworks, Inc. sells its products through its direct sales force, distributors, and manufacturers? representatives in Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, the United States, Europe, and southeast Asia. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in San Jose, California.

Top Stocks To Invest In 2014: Petro Vista Energy Corp (PTV.V)

Petro Vista Energy Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and exploitation of oil and natural gas properties in Brazil. The company holds interests in the Tartaruga block located in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin of Brazil; and Block 170 located in the Rec么ncavo Basin of Brazil. Petro Vista Energy Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Hot Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In 2014: First Citizens Banc Corp.(FCZA)

First Citizens Banc Corp operates as the holding company for The Citizens Banking Company, which provides various banking products and services in Ohio. It accepts various deposit products that include non interest-bearing and interest-bearing demand deposits; savings accounts comprising money market deposit accounts; and certificates of deposit, such as individual retirement accounts. The company?s loan portfolio comprises commercial and agricultural loans, commercial real estate loans, residential real estate loans, real estate construction loans, consumer loans, leases, and credit card and other loans. First Citizens also provides trust services, item-processing services for financial institutions, and third party insurance services. It operates in Erie, Crawford, Champaign, Franklin, Logan, Summit, Huron, Ottawa, Union, and Richland Counties, Ohio. The company was founded in 1884 and is based in Sandusky, Ohio.

Hot Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In 2014: Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc.(SCHN)

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. engages in recycling ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals, and used and salvaged vehicles; and manufacturing finished steel products. The company operates through three segments: Metals Recycling Business (MRB), Auto Parts Business (APB), and Steel Manufacturing Business (SMB). The MRB segment involves in the purchase, collection, processing, recycling, sale, and broking of ferrous scrap metals. It processes mixed and large pieces of scrap metal into smaller pieces by sorting, shearing, shredding, and torching. This segment?s products include ferrous products, including ferrous scrap metal, a feedstock used in the production of finished steel products; and nonferrous scrap metals, including aluminum, copper, stainless steel, nickel, brass, titanium, lead, high temperature alloys, and joint products, such as zorba (mixed nonferrous material) and zurik (stainless steel). The MRB segment sells its products to steel mills and smelters. The APB segment purchases used and salvaged vehicles and sells serviceable used auto parts from these vehicles through its 45 self-service auto parts stores, which are located across the United States and western Canada. It also sells other vehicles, including auto bodies; cores, such as engines, transmissions, alternators, and catalytic converters; and nonferrous materials to metal recyclers. The SMB segment engages in the purchase of recycled metal, and processing of the recycled metal and other raw materials into finished steel products. Its product portfolio comprises semi-finished goods and finished goods consisting of rebar, coiled rebar, wire rod, merchant bar, and other specialty products. This segment serves steel service centers, construction industry subcontractors, steel fabricators, wire drawers, and farm and wood product suppliers. The company exports its products worldwide. Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is based in Portland, Oregon.