Warren Buffett Went Out With a Bang by Selling 50% of His Bank of America Stake and Piling Into One of the Hottest Oil Stocks on Wall Street

For the first time in well over half a century, trillion-dollar conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA +0.76%)(BRKB +0.96%) is steaming ahead without Warren Buffett at the helm. The famed Oracle of Omaha retired as CEO on Dec. 31, but remains director of the board.Although Buffett telegraphed his departure roughly eight months in advance, it doesn't mean he stopped positioning the company that he and his late right-hand man, Charlie Munger, helped build for future success. This is especially true of Berkshir ...