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The Oracle of Omaha might take an interest in these high-quality firms if Berkshire were nimble enough.

These 27 companies have network effect as a moat source--and that's been a plus.

We believe companies with moats from switching costs and intangible assets are less vulnerable.

There are a few opportunities for investors, but bargains are rare in industrials overall.

After being stuck on the runway for more than two years, demand is looking up.

Some energy names and out-of-favor companies joined the index, but, in a sign of the times, few deeply discounted stocks.

StockInvestor editor Matt Coffina reviews the recent additions and subtractions to Morningstar's Wide Moat Focus Index as well as his current favorites among index constituents.

Slowly and steadily, industrial demand is continuing unabated, both in the U.S. and, surprisingly, in Europe.

Morningstar StockInvestor editor Matt Coffina discusses recent additions to the Wide Moat Focus Index.

Although these three firms might be too small for Berkshire, they have great competitive advantages, and our analysts think they're cheap, too.

As the market shrugged off new eurozone worries in March, investors remained focused on finding cheap, wide-moat stocks and income-producing investments.

Recent U.S. economic data bodes well for industrial companies' near-term fortunes.

Technology names dominated our list of top-10 purchases, with Microsoft not only being a top-10 holding for our managers, but one of the highest-conviction purchases during the most recent period.

There has been more breadth than depth in the high-conviction and new-money purchases that we've seen so far from our top managers, even with the increase in investor inflows in early part of 2013.

Prospects look positive for autos, railroads, and staffing, while possible sequestration could bode ill for defense.

Greater diversification means a host of new names.

Demand is under pressure, but long-term opportunities remain at these wide-moat logistics firms.

Five-star-rated Devon Energy has been the standout buy so far for our top managers.

These cheap firms with competitive advantages should help investors ride out the latest shock of volatility from Europe.

Although these three firms might be too small for Berkshire, they have great competitive advantages, and our analysts think they're cheap, too.