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Legendary investor Warren Buffett has generated substantial returns for the shareholders of his company, Berkshire Hathaway.
From 1964 to 2023, Berkshire delivered an overall gain of 4,384,748% (1).
Given that astonishing track record, one might assume that Buffett would want this successful trajectory to continue through his estate after his passing.
However, the Oracle of Omaha has a different plan in mind.
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“One bequest provides that cash will be delivered to a trustee for my wife’s benefit,” he wrote (2).
“My advice to the trustee could not be more simple: Put 10% of the cash in short-term government bonds and 90% in a very low-cost S&P 500 index fund.” And now, over 10 years later, the S&P 500 is continuing to weather storm after storm — including the war in Iran.
While Buffett’s strategy is straightforward and doesn't require constant monitoring or active trading, Buffett expressed a significant amount of confidence in it.
Here are a few ways you can take Buffett’s advice and apply it to your own portfolio.
Buffett’s preference for recommending index funds stems from his belief that stock picking is not an optimal strategy for average investors.
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