Should You Buy Berkshire Hathaway While It's Below $500?

It's been a not-so-great year for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) shareholders. Long-time CEO and in-house stock-picking wizard Warren Buffett announced in May that he'd be stepping down from the role at the end of this year. Berkshire's stock has struggled ever since, down 8% from then versus the S&P 500's (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) 18% gain. There's arguably nothing worse for a ticker's value than uncertainty, and there's certainly plenty of that surrounding this name now.Forward-thinking investors of course know short-term setbacks like these can be long-term buying opportunities. Is that the case here, while you can still step into Berkshire's B shares for less than $500 apiece? (The A shares are currently priced at nearly $750,000 each, making them out of reach for most investors.) If you can take a step back and look at the bigger picture, yes, it's worth capitalizing on this current weakness.Image source: The Motley Fool.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool