Traders remain nervous today despite approval from Congress on the final draft of Hank Paulson’s bank rescue bill. European stocks are heading towards three-week lows. US futures are down. Floyd Brown at Investment U says this is distracting from the long-term picture, and some great bargains, for contrarian investor.

Investing icon Warren Buffett took his own advice Tuesday – getting “greedy when others are fearful” – when he ignored the banking-sector bonfire and slapped down a cool $5 billion for a stake in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS). By literally putting his money where his mouth is, Buffett’s actions – and reputation as a shrewd bargain hunter – restored some of Goldman’s luster and helped bolster investor confidence in the U.S. banking system.

While most investors fly to safety, Warren Buffett is buying Wall Street. He’s buying about 4% of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). Is Buffett’s buy the sign of a bottom in fincacials? Dan Denning says before you rush out and follow Buffett, you should first consider a few points made by Stansberry Research publisher Porter Stansberry…

– Billionaire investors Warren Buffett has sent US stock-index futures rallying after his Berkshire Hathaway announced it will buy $5 billion worth of perpetual shares in soon-to-be bank-holding company Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). The news sent shares in Goldman up almost 8%. Shares in Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), which is also converting into a bank, rose 9.8%.

– December-dated S&P 500 futures rallied 13.10 points, Dow futures were up 101 points, and Nasdaq-100 Index futures rose 18 points on the news. Yesterday, US stocks ended the worst two-day rout since 2002.

With the stock market in turmoil, it’s a good time to check in on what Warren Buffett is doing with his portfolio. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A, BRK.B) has struggled in the first half of the year. Money Morning’s Jason Simpkins says $3.5 billion of Berkshire’s recent $4-billion shopping spree is still unaccounted for…

There are scads of books on the market purporting to tell the story of investing guru Warren Buffett, says William Patalon III in Money Morning. But if you really want to learn about Buffett the man and Buffett the investor, there’s really only one biography worth reading…

The Era of Peak Greed is over. The Era of Caution is upon us. The Rude Awakening’s editorial director Eric Fry, says the credit crisis has taught investors important lessons. Like how to avoid excessive risk. This is why Eric advises readers to stay away from bottom fishing in the financial sector. There’s too much complexity. Sell risk, buy caution. Sell complexity, buy simplicity, says Eric…

If you want to invest like Warren Buffett, you have to think very small says Jim Nelson in Penny Sleuth.

Buffett’s investment vehicle, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BKR.A), made its best gains in the ’70s and ’80s, when its tight budget meant it could only investment in small-caps. It is much easier to make huge gains when starting from a low base.

Berkshire now deals with the world’s largest organizations. The next Buffett will be investing in today’s penny stocks. More from Jim…

Editor’s Note: Everyone is talking about the Dow entering bear territory. But how can investors profit in a bear market? You could try walking like a master and try to emulate says Lynn Carpenter. Be like Buffett. Play it long.

Editor’s Note: Bill Bonner wore a brown polyester shirt in the ’70s. The polyester shirt is gone, but ’70s-style inflation is back. So is ‘30-style deflation, says Bill. The Fed is doing it’s best to combat deflation by juicing up the markets with more easy money. But in doing so they’re pushing the price of commodities through the roof…