"I think they'll be unanimously in favor of it, and that would mean that at year-end Greg would be the chief executive officer of Berkshire and I would still hang around."

Commentators rightly extol Warren Buffett’s unique leadership, investment acumen and cultural stewardship — qualities that will be missed after Buffett retires as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year,

Operating in an era replete with purported Wall Street soothsayers, the 94-year-old Buffett always rejected the idea that anyone — even him — could predict the future.

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