Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Was Just Downgraded to Sell by a Wall Street Analyst -- but He Somehow Missed the Biggest Risk Factor

Though investing on Wall Street offers no certainties, seeing Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) billionaire CEO Warren Buffett run laps around the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) in the return column over long periods has been pretty close to a guarantee.Since the Oracle of Omaha ascended to the CEO role in 1965, he's overseen a cumulative return in Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) of almost 5,840,000%, as of the closing bell on Oct. 28. In comparison, the broad-based S&P 500 has rallied less than 46,000%, including dividends paid, over the same timeline.But all things eventually change. Buffett announced his intention to retire from the CEO role at Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting in May, which has fueled questions and uncertainty about the company's future.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool