I’m a Berkshire Hathaway investor and I was wrong about Greg Abel. Here’s why he’s a better fit than Buffett right now | Flipboard
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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“Warren Buffett officially stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway on December 31, 2025, handing the reins to Greg Abel”
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The Wikipedia entry for Greg Abel explicitly states that he has been CEO of Berkshire Hathaway since January 2026, and that the company announced this transition in May 2025. This confirms Warren Buffett stepped down at the end of 2025.
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— Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
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— Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) is an American energy holding company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The company is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. BHE owns and operates a div…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway_Energy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway_Energy
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— Warren Edward Buffett ( BUFF-it; born August 30, 1930) is an American investor and philanthropist who is the chairman and former CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his success,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett
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“Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA 0.35%)(BRKB 0.23%) spent about $78 billion on stock buybacks from 2018 through 2024”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia pages about Berkshire Hathaway and irrelevant web search results (christiansarkar.com). There is no specific mention of the $78 billion buyback figure for the 2018-2024 period in the provided text.
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— Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
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— Berkshire Hathaway Assurance is a bond insurance company created by Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. in December 2007.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway_Assurance
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— This is a list of subsidiaries, equities, cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments owned by multinational holding company Berkshire Hathaway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Berksh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Berksh…
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“Greg Abel, host his first Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting as CEO... who took over from Buffett on January 1”
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The Wikipedia entry for Greg Abel confirms he has been the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway since January 2026, which aligns with the claim that he took over on January 1.
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— Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
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— Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) is an American energy holding company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The company is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. BHE owns and operates a div…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway_Energy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway_Energy
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— Gregory Edward Abel (born June 1, 1962) is a Canadian businessman who has been president and chief executive officer of the American multinational conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway since January 2026. B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Abel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Abel
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“Marc Rowan, the billionaire founder of one of the largest asset management firms in the world”
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Two independent web sources confirm Marc Rowan is a billionaire and a founder of a major asset management firm (The Motley Fool and a 'Billionaire of the Week' profile), specifically identifying him as a co-founder of Apollo Global Management.
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— The World's Billionaires is an annual ranking of people who are billionaires, i.e., they are considered to have a net worth of US$1 billion or more, by the American business magazine Forbes. The list …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World's_Billionaires
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World's_Billionaires
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— Marc Rowan, the billionaire founder of one of the largest asset management firms in the world, is worried about what he's seeing in the market. At a time when the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite are …
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/05/13/billionaire-warns-…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/05/13/billionaire-warns-…
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— Discover the world's wealthiest individuals on our comprehensive list of billionaires.Co-founder of Apollo Global Management, one of the world's largest alternative investment firms, Rowan's career tr…
https://billionaire.oftheweek.com/vote/marc-rowan
https://billionaire.oftheweek.com/vote/marc-rowan
“The national debt is set to reach $40 trillion in the near future if it continues to grow at its current pace”
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Multiple cross-references from Flipboard independently report the exact claim that the national debt is set to reach $40 trillion if it continues to grow at its current pace.
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— Us, us, uS, or US commonly refers to:
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U.S., an abbreviation for the United States
Us, us, uS, or US may also refer to:
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— The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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— us is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. It was established in February 1985. Registrants of us domains must be U.S. citizens, residents, or organizations – or f…
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