Warren Buffett to Retire at 95, Immediately Regrets Plan to Retire
KEY POINTS
- â˘Warren Buffett, at age 95, announced plans to step down as Berkshire Hathawayâs CEO but intends to stay chairman.
- â˘Since taking over Berkshire in 1965, Buffett transformed it from a failing textile mill into a multi-industry powerhouse.
- â˘Buffett insists that retirement is 'unthinkable' and prefers working at headquarters five days a week sharing ideas.
Warren Buffett, the 95-year-old human Energizer bunny of finance, announced he's finally stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, the company he has shepherded since 1965 from a textile mill graveyard to owning Geico, NetJets, Coke, and Kraft Heinz. Despite formally retiring, Buffett insistsâlike a stubborn turkey at Thanksgivingâthat he'll stay on as chairman, 'still hang around,' and maybe share a 'useful idea' or two at the Omaha HQ five days a week. He calls retirement 'unthinkable,' ranks death second to it, and has famously joked he'll retire 'five to 10 years after I die.' Not exactly subtle about this work obsession.
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(1 of 3)Only Warren Buffett could make retiring at 95 sound like a half-hearted excuse to keep BEGGING for work. Retirement? That's for people who donât obsess over textile mills turned billion-dollar conglomerates.
Warren Buffett plans to retire, but only if retirement means turning up to work dressed like a chairman, because couch and soap operas? Nonstarter.
At 95, Buffettâs stepping down as CEO but not from workaholic-ism, proving some people truly treat retirement like a bad brand extension.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 12/24/2025 | Author: Theron Mohamed
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