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Buffett is 91 and has underperformed the S&P 500 for the last decade. How confident are you in his future performance and that of his successors? Berkshire is
by Bostonian 5y ago
Buffett is 91 and has underperformed the S&P 500 for the last decade. How confident are you in his future performance and that of his successors?
Berkshire is not a registered investment company like an ETF or mutual fund, so it pays taxes at the corporate level, including on the sale of appreciated shares of stock. A value ETF will periodically refresh its holdings and shareholders avoid paying taxes due to in-kind redemptions. There has been attempts to remove this break: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/29/senate-bill-that-would-end-etf-tax-breaks-is-bad-policy-ceo-says.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/29/senate-bill-that-would-end-e... .
I would put more money in ETFs such as VTI and VXUS than in BRK, but I think BRK is a reasonable place to put some money.