Why Buffett doesn’t take a performance fee

2003 Annual Meeting

Why Buffett doesn’t take a performance fee

When Warren Buffett was running his investing partnerships, he got a performance fee, in the form of a big slice of the profits. He explains why he gave that up as head of Berkshire Hathaway.

Sat, May 3 2003 • 9:00 AM EDT

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