Warren Buffett has always liked stocks. However, there are periods when he's liked them less. Now is one of those times. The legendary investor has been a net seller of stocks for seven consecutive quarters. His Berkshire Hathaway sold 11 stocks in the second quarter of 2024. But one of them still looks like a great pick for income investors.

Warren Buffett isn’t the only one who likes the energy sector. Alongside Berkshire Hathaway’s huge purchases of Occidental Petroleum shares, insiders at energy companies have been buying large amounts of stock for weeks and selling very little.

These seven Warren Buffett picks make sense now for growth and income investors looking for top dividend stocks.

Is the market too expensive? That’s the big question with major market indices at all-time highs even as the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to try and prevent the economy from plunging into