Why buying Berkshire was Warren Buffett's biggest mistake

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Warren Buffett is going into his last week as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

, the vehicle he has used to generate incredible wealth for himself, and for the company’s loyal longtime shareholders, over the past six decades.

Since he took control in 1965, Buffett has transformed a struggling textile company into a massive conglomerate worth more than $1 trillion.