Warren Buffett's Farewell: What Investors Can Learn From His Biggest Mistake

Key Points Buffett is widely recognized as the greatest investor of all time. He's also highly regarded for his aphorisms and simple investing advice. Buffett passed on an opportunity to invest in Google early on, but what he ignored makes it such a big mistake. 10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway › Warren Buffett stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) last week, taking another step toward retirement from the conglomerate he steered for more than six decades. Buffett will go down as the greatest investor in history, and that title is well-deserved.