What Warren Buffett Wrote in His Thanksgiving Letter

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Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway’s 95-year-old CEO, wrote his first Thanksgiving letter to shareholders on Monday.

He began the letter announcing that he donated $1.3 billion in Berkshire shares to four family foundations.

Buffett plans to make the letter an annual tradition as he hands the CEO role to Berkshire executive Greg Abel on January 1.

Warren Buffett, 95, has released a Thanksgiving letter to shareholders, one he plans to make an annual tradition as he steps away from running Berkshire Hathaway and hands the CEO title to his successor, longtime Berkshire executive Greg Abel , on January 1, 2026.

Buffett, who will stay on as chair of Berkshire’s board, informed shareholders that he will no longer be writing the company’s annual report or talking for hour