Is Warren Buffett Worried About a Recession? History Offers a Clue for What Berkshire May Really Be Thinking About Right Now.
Berkshire Hathaway's cash balance is at an all-time high, a curious move considering how optimistic investors have been over the last couple of years.
After posting double-digit gains during both 2023 and 2024, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite have gotten off to an underwhelming start this year. As of this writing, the S&P 500 is down 3% on the year while the tech-heavy Nasdaq index has fallen by a more pronounced 7%.
A combination of new tariff policies, cryptic rhetoric out of the Federal Reserve, and mixed economic indicators have investors experiencing a high degree of unwanted uncertainty. During times like these, a good strategy could be to see what Wall Street's brightest minds are doing.
One of the best investors I can think of to study is Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) (NYSE: BRK.A) CEO Warren Buffett. Buffett's consistent market-beating returns over the last several decades have turned him into an icon in the investment community.
