Warren Buffett steps down from Berkshire: What investors need to know

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• Greg Abel should buy extremely large amount of Berkshire stock personally to prove commitment

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• Buffett viewed wealth accumulation as duty to give it all away to society

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• Don't try to be Warren Buffett - focus on growing operating earnings, decreasing share count, and finding big opportunities

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• Berkshire still reasonably valued compared to high US large cap valuations

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• Risk of losing Buffett premium as some core investors are in Buffett rather than fundamentals

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• Would not expect major changes, dividend, or aggressive capital allocation

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• Would like Berkshire to deemphasize stock picking and start paying dividend

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• The operations and culture will stay the same under Abel but challenging to get next generation of disciples

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• Need 3-5 year period to judge if Abel is doing good job

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• Buffett used shareholder letters for social engineering to create long-term investor base

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• Buffett was one of the greatest investors of all time with very low cost capital from insurance float

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• Buffett invested primarily in monopolies and oligarchies rather than innovation-based competition

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• Would view any dip from Buffett leaving as opportunity to buy more

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• There's probably a lot of fat to cut and divisions that could be consolidated under Abel

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• Warren Buffett is hands-off manager with decentralized structure, not the best manager but greatest capital allocator and investor

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• Few very good decisions was majority of great performance, while avoiding disastrous decisions

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• Geico is the total engine behind Berkshire Hathaway, more important than See's Candy story

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• Cautiously bullish on post-Buffett bench despite Todd Combs departure

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• Buffett is greatest value investor of all time due to longevity and discipline from 1950s-60s to today

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• Berkshire is lower risk alternative to owning broader market with cyclical and countercyclical businesses

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• All investing is value investing - what you pay matters whether growth or value

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• Berkshire should beat S&P 500 over 3-5-10 year period but days of extraordinary returns are behind

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• Recent deals haven't been good with exception of Allegheny, partly due to size and PE competition

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• More about managing the conglomerate than finding big investments

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