Warren Buffett

The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, has come out in support of share buybacks in a big way. In his annual letter to the shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, the market veteran called the critics of share buyback "economic illiterates" and "silver-tongued demagogues". But what caused Buffett to defend share buybacks so ferociously? There are some questions on whether share buybacks are good for the economy and if the execution of these buybacks is done in a fair manner. So let’s decode the debate around share buyback and what SEBI is doing to make the process fair for the retail investor.

Each year, Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, writes an open letter to shareholders. These letters have become an annual must-read across the investing world, providing insight into how Buffett and his team think about everything from investment strategy to stock ownership to company culture, and more. Here are the key highlights of the annual letter.

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A sound strategy is to follow your defined investment allocation through the existing monthly surplus and investment portfolio

His ability to cut through fluff is remarkable. Buffett continues to emphasise that Berkshire’s portfolio is 'a collection of businesses' not tickers on a screen. But humans are prone to market euphoria and panic. Hence, machine learning tools becomes necessary, says Atanuu Agarrwal of Upside AI.

Berkshire trimmed stake in Apple, its largest holding, by 57 million shares or 6 percent capital last quarter

Third-quarter operating profit fell 32 percent to $5.48 billion, or about $3,488 per Class A share, from $8.07 billion a year earlier.

The need to show people that you think you're smarter than they are is one way to derail you from building solid bonds, Warren Buffett told students

The transaction announced on Sunday includes more than 7,700 miles (12,390 km) of natural gas transmission lines and 900 billion cubic feet of gas storage.

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On Feb 27, Buffett's company had scooped up nearly one million shares of Delta Air Lines at $46.40 apiece, taking its total holding to about 71.9 million shares, or about 11.2 percent, of the company.

In a letter to his clients, Rolfe cited missed investment opportunities by Buffett during the current bull market as one of the reasons for his frustration.

Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on a record cash pile of $122.38 billion.

Although his letter focuses on Berkshire Hathaway, there are important investing principles on which he bases his letter.

The decline in Berkshire shares reflects Apple's impact on the Omaha, Nebraska-based company's book value, which measures assets minus liabilities and which Buffett uses to gauge growth.

Investors follow what Berkshire buys and sells closely because of Buffett's successful track record

This would be Buffett's first investment in an Indian company.