I will repeat my prediction: I think Ted will be the next CEO.
See the linked article on Berkshire's most recent acquisition. Buffett sent Ted to Germany to negotiate.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-23/buffett-tells-deputies-to-supervise-newest-berkshire-businesses
Hey Did anyone notice that one of Graham's holdings in the first letter from 1946 was Cities Service Preferred, which was the first stock Buffett ever purchased with his sister as per The Snowball. Pretty interesting coincidence.
Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen is the secret buyer of the Alberto Giacometti sculpture “Chariot,” sold last week at Sotheby’s for a near-record $100,965,000.
If he really wanted it to be a secret.......it would be.
A little over 10 years ago I sent him a letter suggesting a company for acquisition be Berkshire. It was a bolt-on acquisition for one of the retail companies. He thoughtfully replied in writing, thanked me and congratulated the family of the company I recommended but said that it would not meet their size requirements.
So I suggest that you come up with a private company worthy of acquisition and send a letter.
What I will be interested in watching on Monday will be to see how often Warren defers to Ted in answering any questions. I think Ted is number one on the list of successors.