The internet is in awe of Warren Buffett's perfectly timed cash-out
Warren Buffett is being hailed on social media for dumping stocks and building a record $334 billion cash pile before the stock market tumbled.
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- Warren Buffett is being praised for paring Apple and stacking cash before the market slumped.
- Social media is full of Buffett quotes about market downturns, and memes featuring the investor.
- Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold a net $134 billion of stocks in 2024 and built a record cash pile.
Warren Buffett has sparked a raft of comments and memes on social media after the legendary investor sold most of his massive Apple stake and built a record cash pile before the stock market tumbled earlier this week.
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway nearly doubled its stockpile of cash, Treasury bills, and other liquid assets last year to $334 billion (or $321 billion if you subtract payables for T-bill purchases).