New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- Legendary investor Warren Buffett, in a letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on 10 November, expressed gratitude for his life at 95, reflecting on a near-death experience in 1938, when he underwent an appendectomy.

"As Thanksgiving approaches, I'm grateful and surprised by my luck in being alive at 95. When I was young, this outcome did not look like a good bet. Early on, I nearly died," Buffett said.

In the same letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett announced that he will stop writing annual reports. He will step down as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway by the end of this year, and Greg Abel will succeed him.

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