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Warren Buffett

Chairman Emeritus, Berkshire Hathaway

Search every verified Warren Buffett interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Warren Buffett, chairman emeritus of Berkshire Hathaway, has continued to share his investment philosophy through appearances at shareholder meetings and recorded Q&A sessions. In a 2025 annual meeting, he announced his intention to step down as CEO, stating that Greg Abel would succeed him and that he had no intention of selling any Berkshire shares, describing the decision to retain his stake as an economic one based on his confidence in Abel's leadership. He also reflected on the relative ease of being an investor compared to a business operator, noting that his own role had allowed him to choose his work and colleagues. Across various recorded discussions, Buffett has reiterated long-standing views on investing and business management. He has described diversification as a protection against ignorance for those who do not know how to analyze businesses, while arguing that concentrated positions in a few understood companies can be rational for skilled investors. He has also discussed share repurchases, saying they make sense only when shares trade below intrinsic value, and has commented on specific companies, including admitting he underestimated Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the scale of Amazon's success. On other topics, he has expressed skepticism about Bitcoin, describing it as unproductive and likely to go to zero, and has discussed the future of oil production, suggesting that global output may eventually decline and that the sun is the long-term energy alternative.

Recent appearances

  • Warren Buffett: How to Run a Bank

    October 19, 2026 · 📺 Cris D

    Warren Buffett: How to Run a Bank How do you run a bank well? A shareholder asks Warren Buffett about Wells Fargo's competitive position after its big merger with First Interstate, and about its large share repurchases. Buffett's answer: Wells should repurchase shares only if they're below intrinsic business value, and that's a calculation you'd have to ask them about. He says an in-market merger can bring dramatic advantages, but that sometimes it just makes a bank do what it should have done anyway. He's not convinced the savings come only from scale. Transcript (Sponsored link): https://fi…

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  • Warren Buffett: Diversification Is For The IGNORANT

    October 17, 2026 · 📺 Compound Interest

    Warren Buffett, the legendary investor behind Berkshire Hathaway, has turned his smart and patient long-term value investments into one of the greatest fortunes in history. With a multi-decade track record, he's beaten the market time and time again by sticking to fundamentals and his investing principles. Dive into this video to soak up his timeless wisdom and listen closely to his advice. Subscribe to the channel to see more insightful videos like this one, and this could change how you handle money forever!

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  • Warren Buffett Answers His Final Question as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway | Stocks

    October 16, 2026 · 📺 The Financial Economics

    In this video, Warren Buffett answer his final question as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at 2025 Annual Meeting and share his long-term perspective. This footage captures rare insights from a recent Berkshire Hathaway board meeting. We examine the legendary investor's candid reflections on his tenure and his specific thoughts regarding the future of his shares. Beyond the leadership transition, we explore the fundamental distinction between being a business operator and a passive shareholder in the stock market. Buffett provides clarity on how these roles differ and what it takes to maintai…

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  • Warren Buffett on Jeff Bezos, Amazon and AI Prediction

    October 15, 2026 · 📺 Cris D

    Warren Buffett on Jeff Bezos, Amazon and AI Prediction In 2017, a shareholder asked Warren Buffett about Jeff Bezos and Amazon: "Why hasn't Berkshire bought in?" His answer is one of his most candid admissions: "I was too dumb to realize what was going to happen." Transcript (Sponsored link): https://finanzapedia.com/en/warren-bu... Buffett says he admired Bezos for a long time but never thought he could succeed on this scale, and never imagined Amazon Web Services and the cloud. "It always looked expensive." He says he underestimated the brilliance of the execution, and points viewers to Be…

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  • "This Business Is Almost Impossible to Beat" - Warren Buffett | Stocks | Investment

    October 12, 2026 · 📺 The Financial Economics

    In this video, Warren Buffett explains why American Express is an exceptional business with a history spanning more than a century. He discusses the company's enduring competitive advantage, powerful brand, and unique business model that have helped it remain relevant through changing times. Buffett highlights how American Express built customer loyalty and established a strong position in the payments industry. He also explains why great businesses can maintain their competitive advantages for decades despite growing competition. At one point, Berkshire Hathaway owned approximately 11% of Ame…

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  • Warren Buffett: How to Run an Insurance Company

    October 11, 2026 · 📺 Cris D

    Warren Buffett: How to Run an Insurance Company A shareholder asks Warren Buffett a pointed question about incentives: has Berkshire structured its insurance underwriters' pay so they don't chase volume, so that when the property and casualty market turns, Berkshire minimizes losses and maximizes float? Transcript (Sponsored link): https://finanzapedia.com/en/warren-bu... Buffett answers with a set of slides on National Indemnity, the company that launched Berkshire's insurance empire. He tells the story of how Jack Ringwalt, who felt like selling his company for about 15 minutes every year,…

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  • Why Warren Buffett Would NEVER Invest In Bitcoin

    October 11, 2026 · 📺 GROW DOLLARS

    Warren Buffett says Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies produce no real value and the only way to profit is by selling to someone willing to pay more. In contrast, productive assets like stocks, real estate, and farmland generate income through rent, dividends, or crop production. Charlie Munger agrees. Buffett points out that investing in productive assets like the stock market has historically outperformed non-productive assets such as gold and silver. Thanks for watching "GROW DOLLARS". Share this video to a friend if you found it useful. Be sure to subscribe for daily videos about financia…

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  • Warren Buffett: One LAZY Trick To Getting Rich

    October 11, 2026 · 📺 Compound Interest

    Warren Buffett, the legendary investor behind Berkshire Hathaway, has turned his smart and patient long-term value investments into one of the greatest fortunes in history. With a multi-decade track record, he's beaten the market time and time again by sticking to fundamentals and his investing principles. Dive into this video to soak up his timeless wisdom and listen closely to his advice. Subscribe to the channel to see more insightful videos like this one, and this could change how you handle money forever!

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  • Buffett & Munger on the Future of Oil and Investing

    October 08, 2026 · 📺 Legendary Investors

    Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger discuss the future of oil production, why the sun is the long-term answer for energy, and the principles they use to decide which businesses to invest in. In this video you'll learn: Why global oil production may eventually peak and then decline gradually Why Munger thinks using up hydrocarbon reserves so fast is a mistake How to think about an investment like buying a farm, not a stock ticker What Benjamin Graham's "margin of safety" means in practice Why Buffett and Munger prefer businesses that generate a lot of cash ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 The future of oil pr…

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  • Warren Buffett: We'll Never Invest in Nike

    October 08, 2026 · 📺 Cris D

    Warren Buffett: We'll Never Invest in Nike Asked about Nike and Reebok, Warren Buffett gives a very Buffett answer: he doesn't understand their competitive position well enough to say how durable it will be over 10 or 20 years, and he's not going to pretend otherwise. When another shareholder asks what he thinks of Nike stock, he says he and Charlie keep their views on specific stocks to themselves, though he calls Phil Knight a terrific operator and a fierce competitor. Transcript (Sponsored link): https://finanzapedia.com/en/warren-bu... Buffett then explains why sports equipment has gener…

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  • Warren Buffett's Most Uncomfortable Question About Money

    October 08, 2026 · 📺 Compound Interest

    Warren Buffett, the legendary investor behind Berkshire Hathaway, has turned his smart and patient long-term value investments into one of the greatest fortunes in history. With a multi-decade track record, he's beaten the market time and time again by sticking to fundamentals and his investing principles. Dive into this video to soak up his timeless wisdom and listen closely to his advice. Subscribe to the channel to see more insightful videos like this one, and this could change how you handle money forever!

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  • Warren Buffett: When to Buy Stocks

    October 07, 2026 · 📺 Cris D

    Warren Buffett: When to Buy Stocks Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger break down exactly what creates buying opportunities: other people doing dumb things, and at a scale that simply wasn't possible decades ago. Transcript 1 Warren Buffett Explains When To Buy Stocks (Sponsored link): https://finanzapedia.com/en/warren-bu... Transcript 2 on Buffett's Opportunistic Business (Sponsored link): https://finanzapedia.com/en/warren-bu... Warren Buffett's lessons:    • Warren Buffett's Lessons & Knowledge   How to build an All-Weather Portfolio like Ray Dalio's:    • Portfolio Anti-Recesion | All-W…

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Verified interview transcripts

Notable quotes

“The really great business is one that doesn't require good management. That's a terrific business. And the poor business is one that can only succeed or even survive with great management. But we look for people that know their businesses, love their businesses, love their shareholders, want to treat them as partners, and we still look to the underlying business, though. We if we have somebody that we think is extrao”

“We think diversification, as practiced generally, makes very little sense for anyone that knows what they're doing. Diversification is a protection against ignorance. I mean, if you want to make sure that nothing bad happens to you relative to the market, you own everything. There's nothing wrong with that. That is a perfectly sound approach for somebody who does not feel they know how to analyze businesses. If you k”

“The decision to keep every share is an economic decision because I think the prospects of Berkshire will be better under Greg's management than mine. But you know I will come in and there may come a time when we get a chance to invest a lot of money and if that time comes, I think it may be helpful with the board the fact that they know I've got all my money in the company and that I think it's smart and I've seen wh”

“I made a statement the other day which is really remarkable and I asked Charlie whether he could think of a situation like it where one person has built an extraordinary economic machine in two really pretty different industries almost simultaneously as has happened from a standing start at zero with competitors with lots of capital and everything else to do it in retailing and to do it with a cloud like Jeff Bezos h”

“Well, because I was too dumb to realize what was going to happen even though I admired Jeff. I've admired him for a long long time and watch what he was doing. But I did not think that he could succeed on the scale he has and I certainly didn't even think about the possibility of doing anything with Amazon Web Services or the cloud. So if you'd asked me the chances that while he was building up the retail operation t”

“In my life, I try and avoid things that are stupid and evil and make me look bad in comparison with somebody else. And Bitcoin does all three. And the first place it's stupid cuz it's very likely to go to zero. The second place is evil because it undermines the Federal Reserve system and the national currency system which we desperately need to maintain its integrity and government control and so on. And third, it ma”

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