Well friends, The Oracle of Omaha just reminded everyone why he’s still the GOAT. Berkshire Hathaway just shattered its own records, sending Class A shares to an all-time high of $755,968 before settling at $747,485–up 4% in a single day. Bigly. 

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The reason for the explosive jump? Simple. Buffett’s empire is still, and presumably always will be a money-printing machine—no matter how unsexy it might seem. For instance, Berkshire posted its highest-ever quarterly profit, flashing a 71% increase in Q4 earnings to $14.53 billion (excluding currency gains). Full-year operating profit? A record $47.44 billion, up 27% YoY.

What’s more is that because of this surge Buffet has also clinched a $334 billion cash pile, mostly in U.S. Treasury bills. Which, if I’m being honest, worries me a little a.k.a. “Tell me you know something I don’t, without telling me you know something I don’t”. Warren's answer: Hoarding BILLIONS in government backed paper in an era of economic uncertainty. 

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Now with that said, the main driver of Berkshire’s earnings masterclass is none other than the fact that Geico finally stopped sucking. Todd Combs, the insurance arm’s CEO, turned around a dumpster fire that had been burning for years. Underwriting profits more than doubled, even after axing 2,300 jobs in 2024 and 7,700 in 2023. UBS and KBW analysts immediately bumped up their 2025 outlooks, with UBS’s Brian Meredith straight-up saying that Geico “appears to have firmly turned the corner.” Translation: Buffett’s patience paid off, and now the insurance biz is an absolute cash cow again.

And if we know anything about Buffet, it’s that he loves insurance. Why? Because insurance companies collect premiums upfront and pay out claims later, meaning they get to sit on a mountain of cash and invest it however they want while they wait to pay out claims. Genius (except if you’re AIG, then you’re just idiots). 

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So yeah, Berkshire is clearly still killing it as Buffet hits the 94 mark on the mortality chart. However, in his latest shareholder letter, he did make it clear that Greg Abel is taking the reins soon. For those who don’t know, Abel, the 62-year-old Berkshire vice chairman, has been groomed for this role for years, so don’t expect any drastic changes. But still, the transition from Buffett to anyone else is like replacing Jordan on the Bulls—it’s never gonna feel quite the same.

That said, Berkshire isn’t some fragile meme stock that crumbles without its figurehead. It’s a $1.08 trillion fortress of diversified businesses, insurance dominance, and a ridiculous amount of cash. Whether it’s Buffett, Abel, or a sentient AI running the show, the money printer is going to keep printing. 

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In the end, this just tells us once again that investors are betting on Berkshire’s ability to keep winning, and if history is any indication, they’re probably right. In the meantime, let’s all try our best to be like Warren in the year of our Lord 2025 and as always, stay safe and stay frosty, friends! Until next time… 

P.S. My buddy Jared is sharp as hell—probably one of the smartest guys I know. But when it comes to investing? An absolute clown. Why? Because he doesn’t grasp the one thing that separates winners from losers in the market: information. And not just any information—I’m talking about the kind of intel that Wall Street hoards like the FBI hoards Hunter Biden's laptop—because the second retail traders get their hands on it, their edge starts to disappear.

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