Greg Abel has the experience and credentials to excel as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO, but replacing Buffett is a poisoned chalice.

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Cola at the right moment to sitting out on tech stocks for decades, Buffett’s investment record reflects a mix of long-term successes and occasional missteps.

What's truly remarkable about Warren Buffett is his longevity. From 1965 to 2024, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) returned an incredible compound return of 19.9% per year, nearly double the returns of the S&P 500 Index at 10.

Buffett is known for his long-term investment philosophies and willingness to hold winning stocks, even if they become significant portions of his portfolio. Just four winning stocks make up 57% of Berkshire Hathaway's $277 billion stock portfolio. Here they are, and why they are still excellent buy-and-hold candidates for any long-term investor.

Warren Buffett recommends a recent documentary on his longtime friend, the former publisher of The Washington Post, Katharine Graham.

Buffett talked about U.S. trade, the stock market and his own future at Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting. Here are the highlights.

I saw rare treasures, spoke to shareholders from all walks of life, visited historic locations, and saw firsthand how big Warren Buffett is in Omaha.

Well, we finally got the news everyone was kind of half-expecting (and half-hoping wouldn’t be true for a long time to come). Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett is 95 years old, and has determined that now is indeed the time to step away from the investing game – a game he’s played his entire life.