Warren Buffett's Silent Warning: 147 Billion Reasons Investors Should Tread Cautiously

Since becoming CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) in 1965, Warren Buffett has put on an absolute moneymaking clinic for Wall Street and everyday investors. As of the closing bell on Sept. 15, 2023, he'd led his company's Class A shares to an aggregate gain of better than 4,500,000% over 58 years, or nearly 20% on an annualized basis.

While riding the Oracle of Omaha's coattails has made investors a lot of money, what's invaluable about Warren Buffett is his willingness to share his investing philosophy. Investors can sift through decades of annual shareholder letters and countless hours of annual shareholder meeting discussions where Buffett has openly shared his thoughts on the stocks, America, and the U.S. economy.

Though Buffett is often very direct with his investment thoughts, such as when he described his top holding Apple as "a better business than any we own" during Berkshire Hathaway's 2023 annual shareholder meeting, some of his other meaningful actions can be quite subtle.

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