Forward Focus - January 2026

After 60 years at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, famed billionaire investor Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO on December 31, 2025, at the age of 95. According to Forbes, his current net worth is around $148.9 billion. He amassed an investment record that will likely never be matched. During his tenure, Berkshire Hathaway stock gained 6,100% and made countless millionaires.

Recent years saw Buffett’s value-based style out of favor. His penchant toward value stocks and a traditional leeriness towards technology stocks has led Warren to underperform the market in recent years as technology and growth stocks have led the way. He has hoarded hundreds of billions of dollars in cash as markets continued to climb higher and higher. The last 9 months of his tenure saw Berkshire underperform the S&P 500 by almost 28% (See above chart) and a passive S&P 500 index fund performed better in 4 of the last 7 years. No doubt, during the next downturn, Berkshire Hathaway could be well positioned to buy stocks at steep discount prices, should investors maintain their faith in companies’ leadership.

So, what will the 95-year-old billionaire do now? Well, he will maintain his role as Chairman and is still planning on going into the office 5 days a week. Yes, while most people are counting the days until retirement, one of the world’s richest people is planning on continuing to work 5 days a week. That is one way to spend your time.