Cover your ears, Mr Buffett, a dividend may be one CEO away

New York

INVESTORS don't have many qualms these days about how Berkshire Hathaway Inc is run. How could they, right? But to ease the jitters that may crop up when Warren Buffett, 86, is no longer the boss, there are a couple of things his successor (Greg Abel? Ajit Jain?) could do.

The first I've already written about, and that's to enhance Berkshire's transparency - be it through regular earnings calls or increased financial disclosure, such as a deeper look at each unit's performance. That should be easy enough and would go a long way towards building trust with investors.