unchanged. Warren Buffett is giving away 85% of his wealth , mostly to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It's a move that really worries me; Buffett's usual justification for keeping most of his money was that he was still compounding the value of his fortune at a pretty high rate, so any gifts now would mean significantly less money for the foundation later. It's a little hard to parse, but at this point his ostensible view is that the Gateses are very good money-redistributors, and he wants them to have the money as soon as possible. Which essentially sounds like he's worried that Bill or Melinda are going to die soon. I assume his actual reason is that he's worried that Berkshire Hathaway just can't grow quickly