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1. keiferski · 1789732619 · focus · HN ↗

   Buffett has been planning this since at least 2011:

   CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Warren Buffett has told the CBS News program "60 Minutes" that after he dies, he wants his son to become non-executive chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. Howard Buffett, a farmer with no college degree, would be a good successor, the elder Buffett said, because he understands the values of the company.

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   1. cushychicken · 1789738150 · focus · HN ↗

      Howard Buffett, a farmer with no college degree, would be a good successor, the elder Buffett said, because he understands the values of the company.

      I’m not usually about hereditary succession, but this is an exception I could get behind.

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