Yeah, I just can't ever see him really stepping all the way back (health permitting, of course). I hope he elaborates a bit about this in his Thanksgiving letter in November, at least whether he's still coming into the office every day, etc.
Hard to top the record he leaves. Berkshire's market value per share compounded at 19.9% a year from 1965 through 2024, against 10.4% for the S&P 500 with dividends.
I agree with you: I also interpreted the closing line of his letter as a farewell. But Buffett won't leave BRK until, well... you know...
Yeah, I just can't ever see him really stepping all the way back (health permitting, of course). I hope he elaborates a bit about this in his Thanksgiving letter in November, at least whether he's still coming into the office every day, etc.
Hard to top the record he leaves. Berkshire's market value per share compounded at 19.9% a year from 1965 through 2024, against 10.4% for the S&P 500 with dividends.
It's incredible!
I didn't know the Dexter Shoe philantropy story, thank you!
Have a great weekend!
You too! It's pretty cool to know that some good is still coming out of the Dexter situation.
Thomas, you rolled a pretty big matzah ball out there, with no backup. Care to elaborate?
Howie's involvement in Ukraine is a fundamentally bad decision for many reasons. Fortunately, hey is outside the business decision making process.