Buffett Hands Off Annual Letter to Successor Abel, WSJ Reports

Greg Abel and Warren Buffett at the 2025 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Festival in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 2.Photographer: Matthew Putney/AP Photo

Warren Buffett will skip writing Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s widely read annual letter in February, handing the duty to his successor, Vice Chairman Greg Abel, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The 95-year-old billionaire will still publish a Thanksgiving letter on Nov. 10 addressed to his children and shareholders, the newspaper reported, citing Buffett’s assistant.