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Warren Buffett’s $347B Cash Pile: Preparing for a Market Crash?

Published: 2025-05-29
Status: Available | Analyzed

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Berkshire Hathaway had $347 billion in cash and treasuries at the end of Q1, exceeding the market cap of most S&P 500 companies and the combined reserves of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Nvidia.
"at the end of Q1 Barkshire Hatheraway was sitting on a $347 billion mountain of cash"
Berkshire Hathaway's Cash Pile
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Michael Sailor claims Warren Buffett is losing $3 billion per month by holding cash instead of Bitcoin, citing a negative real yield of 12% due to low returns and high cost of capital.
"Michael Sailor who has accused Warren Buffett of destroying $3 billion a month by not investing in Bitcoin"
Michael Sailor's Bitcoin Argument
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The S&P 500's average price-to-earnings ratio nearly doubled between late 2022 and early 2025, indicating a significantly overvalued US stock market.
"the US stock market has been getting very greedy indeed with the average price toearnings ratio of the S&P 500 almost doubling between late 2022 and early 2025"
US Stock Market Valuation
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Berkshire Hathaway has been actively selling stocks and purchasing US Treasury bills since 2022.
"Barkshire has been a net seller of stocks since 2022 and buyer of US Treasury bills"
Berkshire Hathaway's Stock Sales
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In 2024, Berkshire Hathaway invested $9 billion in new stocks but sold $143 billion of existing holdings, significantly increasing its cash reserves.
"By the end of 2024, Barkshshire had spent $9 billion on new stock purchases and made $143 billion by selling its existing holdings"
Berkshire Hathaway's Cash Accumulation
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Warren Buffett prefers to hold less cash but will remain patient until major opportunities arise, which he expects to occur approximately every 5-6 years.
"Our financial condition continues to hold a lot more cash and treasury bills than I would like but that's simply a question of when opportunities occur and if you get real opportunities every 5 or 6 years you know you have to be patient."
Warren Buffett's Future Outlook
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