Warren Buffett defended his massive $300 billion cash pile in February. Now he doesn't have to.

radish

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老狐狸果然is老狐狸。

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warr...february-now-he-doesnt-have-to-174312496.html

In February, Warren Buffett took pains in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders to explain why the conglomerate had a cash pile of $334 billion at the end of 2024.

"Despite what some commentators currently view as an extraordinary cash position at Berkshire, the great majority of your money remains in equities," Buffett wrote. "That preference won’t change."

Now, with Berkshire's annual meeting just a month away, Buffett may not feel quite the same pull to further explain his decision.

When Buffett published his annual letter on Saturday, Feb. 22, Trump's tariff threats were mostly that.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) had closed at a record high on Tuesday, Feb. 19, a few days earlier.

"Berkshire shareholders can rest assured that we will forever deploy a substantial majority of their money in equities — mostly American equities although many of these will have international operations of significance," Buffett wrote.

"Berkshire will never prefer ownership of cash-equivalent assets over the ownership of good businesses, whether controlled or only partially owned."

Buffett didn't mention tariffs in his letter once, nor did he suggest any sense of foreboding or even loosely predict any imminent market turbulence in this letter. (In an interview that aired in March, Buffett did warn on the negative impacts of tariffs, calling them "an act of war, to some degree.")
 

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老狐狸果然is老狐狸。

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warr...february-now-he-doesnt-have-to-174312496.html

In February, Warren Buffett took pains in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders to explain why the conglomerate had a cash pile of $334 billion at the end of 2024.

"Despite what some commentators currently view as an extraordinary cash position at Berkshire, the great majority of your money remains in equities," Buffett wrote. "That preference won’t change."

Now, with Berkshire's annual meeting just a month away, Buffett may not feel quite the same pull to further explain his decision.

When Buffett published his annual letter on Saturday, Feb. 22, Trump's tariff threats were mostly that.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) had closed at a record high on Tuesday, Feb. 19, a few days earlier.

"Berkshire shareholders can rest assured that we will forever deploy a substantial majority of their money in equities — mostly American equities although many of these will have international operations of significance," Buffett wrote.

"Berkshire will never prefer ownership of cash-equivalent assets over the ownership of good businesses, whether controlled or only partially owned."

Buffett didn't mention tariffs in his letter once, nor did he suggest any sense of foreboding or even loosely predict any imminent market turbulence in this letter. (In an interview that aired in March, Buffett did warn on the negative impacts of tariffs, calling them "an act of war, to some degree.")
N now he can put d famous quote buy when there's blood on d streets to use alr.
 

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Any blood now? It seem people are still buying the dip..
 

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They know & sell beforehand.
Now they waiting to buy at 50% discount while retailers bleeding.
That's how stock market works.
Flow of money.

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How much will he lose if the HODL and didn't liquidate his assets?
 
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