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Every year, Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Common Assembly in Omaha attracts tens of 1000’s of shareholders, buyers, and admirers from all over the world, to listen to the ideas of Warren Buffett, whose calm, rational voice continues to chop by the noise of the monetary world.
I attended the assembly final yr, however this yr I adopted from afar. And I need to admit, I missed being there in particular person. There’s one thing grounding about sitting in that area, surrounded by individuals from each nook of the globe, all gathered to study from a person whose readability and humility have stay unmatched.
In any case, the 2025 assembly carried a historic weight. Buffett, now 94, formally introduced that he’ll step down as Berkshire’s CEO by the tip of the yr. Whereas the transition of management to Greg Abel has been lengthy anticipated, the announcement was like a passing of the torch. Buffett dealt with it with the humility and wit that has lengthy characterised his strategy.
All through the assembly, Buffett and Abel provided wide-ranging insights, not solely into Berkshire’s companies however into broader themes of investing, management, human behaviour, and financial stewardship. Buffett reiterated the enduring significance of persistence in investing, and emphasised that nice alternatives are uncommon, and that a lot of Berkshire’s success has come from merely ready for the suitable ones and performing decisively once they arrive.
To protect and share these insights, I’ve compiled a set of quotes from the AGM, which you’ll be able to obtain by turning into a member of my free publication — The Journal of Investing Knowledge — by coming into your e mail beneath.
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Buffett’s departure marks the tip of an period, however his philosophy continues to information.
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—Vishal