Warren Buffett Offers 166 Billion Reasons for Investors to Be Fearful in the New Year

Every year, in the neighborhood of 40,000 people flock to Omaha for a chance to hear Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett speak about stocks and the U.S. economy. This mecca for investors has been driven by the Oracle of Omaha's vast outperformance of the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) since taking over as CEO six decades ago.Whereas the S&P 500 has delivered an impressive total return, including dividends, of around 40,000% through the closing bell on Dec. 26, Buffett has steered his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) to a cumulative gain of 5,515,517% over the same span. Using Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly filed Form 13Fs to mirror Buffett's trading activity has been a path to riches for decades.But as we prepare to enter the new year, Wall Street's "Oracle" has given investors 166 billion reasons to be fearful.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool