Farewell Warren Buffett; Lessons From Investor With Networth of Rs 14 Lakh Crore

In a surprise move on 03 May 2025, during a Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, the legendary investor Warren Buffett announced his retirement. The 94-year-old investor, known globally as ‘Oracle of Omaha’ declared to retire from chief executive (CEO) position by the end of 2025 after leading Berkshire Hathaway for over six decades.

Entrusting the company in the hands of Vice Chairman of non-insurance operations, Greg Abel, Buffet said, “This isn’t a goodbye. I’ll still be around.” Buffett also intended to not sell even a single share of Berkshire Hathaway.

MINTIT wishes him all the best and cherishes the valuable lessons taught by the investing guru to the leaders all over the world. In today’s blog let’s revisit the finest move by Buffett and let’s learn from his investing strategies. Let’s learn how to invest and build exceptional wealth.

Building Berkshire

In 1962, Buffett decided to buy shares of a struggling textile company, Berkshire Hathaway, which would later become the empire worth over $1 trillion in market-cap. Over time, Buffett transformed the company into a large conglomerate holding a group of profitable companies from insurance to consumer goods. The stock worth $7,69,710 generated an annual growth rate of 19.9% against the average return of the S&P 500.

Let’s simplify the growth of Berkshire Hathaway further. A $1 invested in Berkshire Hathaway stock in 1965 would have been worth almost $50,000 today compared to just $363 if invested in the S&P index over the same period. By the end of 2024, the company achieved a milestone net worth of $ 1 trillion.

Today, Berkshire Hathaway is a massive conglomerate with diverse businesses ranging from GEICO, BNSF Railway and Dairy Queen. The group company also holds significant positions in companies like Apple, Bank of America and Coca-Cola. After Buffet the company will be succeeded by his middle child, Howief Buffett who will act as a non-executive chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.

Value Investing

Although there are various strategies which Buffett followed, you need to focus on a few to beat the masses in today’s modern-day investing.

Buffett remained a firm believer of value-investing which was rooted in buying companies with long-term strategy based on thorough research, patience and a focus on value rather than market speculation. With this strategy, Buffett made huge investments in Apple, American Express, Coca-Cola etc. He believes in identifying high-quality businesses and holding them for years.

As retail investors don’t buy cheap things, focus on identifying great businesses when they are undervalued. This reduces risk and increases profitability in the long-term.

“It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.” — Warren Buffett

Long-term Holding: Time in the Market Beats Timing the Market

Did you know that nearly 96% of Buffett’s wealth was built after he turned 65. This is called the magic of compounding which you experience when you invest for the long-term. Buffett never believed in timing the market, rather he focussed on long-term investing which allows compounding to work over years and decades.

As a retail investor, always avoid trading and panic selling on short-term market noise. Instead, identify companies and hold them through market cycles or find mutual funds through MINTIT and never stop your SIPs into it.

MINTIT, India’s only dedicated Mutual Fund Platform which caters to your personalised goals and accompanies you to achieve your financial milestones is eager to help you build your wealth. Depending on your profile it precisely suggests tailored investing plans to achieve your goals and let you invest for the long-term.

Don’t Invest In What You Don’t Understand

Buffett avoided businesses he didn’t understand, he advocated sticking to companies which you can evaluate confidently which will save you from huge losses. He never invested in tech-stocks during the dotcom era, people called him conservative until that dotcom hype busted, and the tech-driven Nasdaq index crashed 80% in two years.

As retail investors, we should not invest in assets we don’t understand like cryptocurrency, NFTs, forex, commodity market and even direct stock investing for that matter. It is wiser to take the mutual funds route to invest in the equity market and accumulate wealth over the long-term.

As Buffett said, “Risk comes for not knowing what you’re doing.”

There are plenty of investment philosophies from Warren Buffett and hundreds of investing options. This is a different world, so get help from experts instead of becoming an expert. Reach out to MINTIT and build your personalised portfolio and achieve your financial goals under professional guidance.

Happy Investing!