Berkshire Hathaway: Our Five Main Takeaways From the 2024 Annual Meeting

While wide-moat Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting has always been entertaining, it generally has not been a huge source of insight into the firm's operations. While this year's event had the feel of past meetings—the setting was the same, the throngs of shareholders were present, and the company's top managers were onstage taking questions from CNBC's Becky Quick and shareholders during the live event in Omaha—the absence of Charlie Munger (who passed away in November 2023) hung over the meeting, with his quick wit and biting comments sorely missed by all in attendance.