Billionaire Warren Buffett Sold 39% of Berkshire's Stake in Bank of America and Is Piling Into a Historically Cheap Legal Monopo

  • At the end of the year, billionaire Warren Buffett will officially step down as Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A -0.34%) (BRK.B -0.04%) CEO and hand the reins over to predetermined successor Greg Abel. In his 60 years at the helm, the aptly named "Oracle of Omaha" has overseen a cumulative return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) totaling more than 5,884,000%, as of the closing bell on June 27.