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Warren Buffett elucidates the rationale behind entrusting his children, rather than the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with full authority over the disbursement of his bequest.

Warren Buffett elucidates the rationale behind entrusting his children, rather than the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with full authority over the disbursement of his bequest.

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July 16th, 2026

Warren Buffett elucidates the rationale behind entrusting his children, rather than the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with full authority over the disbursement of his bequest.

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Billionaire Warren Buffett stated on Wednesday that his decision to exclude the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from his personal philanthropic donation plan was primarily driven by his conviction that his three children are now fully capable of managing the entirety of his wealth distribution, rather than being attributable to any connection between Bill Gates and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

億萬富翁沃倫·巴菲特於週三表示其決定將比爾及梅琳達·蓋茨基金會排除於個人慈善捐贈計劃之外,主因在於他確信自己的三名子女已具備處理其全部財富捐贈事宜的能力而非由於比爾·蓋茨與已被定罪的性犯罪者杰弗里·愛潑斯坦之間的關聯。

In an interview with CNBC, Buffett remarked that the association between Gates and Epstein was 'repugnant'; nevertheless, the ninety-five-year-old investor intimated that Gates's conduct did not differ substantially in essence from the lapses he himself had committed over the years in hiring unsuitable individuals or exercising poor judgment in choosing associates.

巴菲特在接受CNBC採訪時指出蓋茨與愛潑斯坦之間的關聯令人反感」,然而這位九十五歲的投資者暗示蓋茨的行徑與他本人多年來在僱用不當人選或擇友不慎方面所犯的過失並無本質上的顯著差異

In the matter of selecting talent, no one can achieve infallibility, Buffett candidly acknowledged on CNBC.

在甄拔人才這項事務上無人能臻於百發百中之境巴菲特於CNBC頻道如此坦言

Buffett stated that he hadextensively perused a multitude of documents exchanged between Bill and Epstein since January 1st, including Gatess sworn testimony submitted to Congress, as well as the complete record of cross-examinations.”

巴菲特表示自1月1日起廣泛研讀了比爾與愛潑斯坦之間往來的諸多文獻其中包括蓋茨向國會提交的宣誓證詞以及交叉質詢的完整紀錄。」

He further noted that Gates ultimately terminated his association with Epstein.

他進一步指出蓋茨最終終止了與愛潑斯坦的關係

Buffett noted that Gates was not taken aback by the decision he announced on Tuesdaynamely, to ultimately donate all of his remaining $140 billion in Berkshire Hathaway shares to foundations associated with his family and his three children (Howard, Susie, and Peter).

巴菲特指出蓋茨對於他於週二所宣布的決定——亦即將其名下剩餘的一千四百億美元伯克希爾·哈撒韋股份,最終悉數捐贈予與其家族及三名子女(霍華德、蘇西與彼得)相關聯之基金會——並未感到意外

Several weeks earlier, Gates had personally traveled to Omaha for a multi-hour meeting with Buffett.

數週之前蓋茨曾親赴奧馬哈與巴菲特進行了長達數小時的晤談

Prior to the federal government's release of investigative documents concerning Epsteinwhich subsequently unveiled further undisclosed details of Gates's association with the individualthe two had, in fact, seldom communicated.

在聯邦政府開始公布針對愛潑斯坦之調查文件從而揭露蓋茨與該人更多不為人知之細節以前兩人實際上已鮮少進行交流

Bill Gates has publicly stated that the sole reason for his meetings with Jeffrey Epstein was his belief at the time that such engagements might facilitate fundraising for his philanthropic endeavors, and that he was entirely oblivious to the illicit criminal activities in which Epstein was then engaged.

比爾·蓋茨曾公開表示與傑弗里·愛潑斯坦會晤的唯一原因在於他當時認為此舉或能為其慈善事業籌措資金而他對愛潑斯坦當時正在進行的違法犯罪活動一無所知

Epstein was accused of perpetrating sexual abuse against dozens of underage girls and died under mysterious circumstances in August 2019 at the Manhattan federal detention center.

愛潑斯坦被控對數十名未成年少女實施性虐待於2019年8月在曼哈頓聯邦拘留所中離奇身亡

The New York City Medical Examiner's Office subsequently ruled his cause of death as suicide by hanging.

紐約市法醫辦公室隨後判定其死因為自縊

Gates extolled Buffett as "one of the greatest philanthropists of all time, as well as a dear friend," and expressed a desire to spend more time with him in the future.

蓋茨盛讚巴菲特有史以來最偉大的慈善家之一亦為其摯友」,期許未來能與巴菲特有更多共處時光

In a statement, Gates remarked: "His extraordinary intellect, selfless generosity, and deeply ingrained sense of purpose not only defined the trajectory of his life but also shaped the landscape of his philanthropic endeavors.

蓋茨於一份聲明中指出:「其超凡的睿智無私的慷慨,以及根植於心的深遠使命感不僅定義了他的人生軌跡更形塑了其慈善事業的格局

Over the past two decades, his nearly fifty-billion-dollar contributions to the Gates Foundation have been unprecedented, an act that has directly facilitated the salvation of millions of lives."

過去二十年間他對蓋茨基金會近五百億美元的資助可謂史無前例此舉直接促成了數百萬生命的拯救。」

In 2024, Buffett declared that upon his death, he would terminate donations to the Gates Foundation and authorized his three children to have full discretion over the distribution of his remaining wealth.

於2024年巴菲特宣示其身後將終止對蓋茨基金會的捐贈並授權其三子全權裁決其剩餘財富之分配事宜

By the end of last year, the endowment of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation had approached nearly ninety billion US dollars, and Bill Gates himself had already pledged to donate virtually all of his remaining wealth to the foundation; consequently, the foundation will continue to command exceedingly vast resources.

截至去年底比爾及梅琳達·蓋茨基金會捐贈基金價值已逼近九百億美元比爾·蓋茨本人業已承諾幾乎其所有剩餘財富悉數捐贈予該基金會因此,該基金會仍將坐擁極為龐大的資源

In other news reported by CNBC, Buffett disclosed that he had recently suffered an accidental leg fracture and undergone surgery, though he indicated that his recovery was progressing satisfactorily.

在CNBC所報導的其他新聞中巴菲特透露近期不慎摔斷腿接受手術表示復原狀況良好

Buffett stated that he anticipates the distribution of his Berkshire shares to be completed earlier than previously indicatedspecifically, by the end of 2034.

巴菲特表示他期望其持有的伯克希爾股票較先前所指示的更早完成分配——即在2034年底之前

To achieve this objective, he must substantially augment his annual donation amount, bringing it to an excess of $17 billion per year.

為達成此目標他勢必得大幅提高每年的捐贈金額使其達到每年逾170億美元之譜

At present, he donates approximately six billion dollars annually to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and the foundations operated by his childrennamely, the Sherwood Foundation, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and the NoVo Foundation.

目前每年蘇珊·湯普森·巴菲特基金會及其子女所營運之各基金會舍伍德基金會霍華德·G·巴菲特基金會諾沃基金會捐贈約莫六十億美元

According to documents filed by Buffett with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday afternoon, he had donated a total of twelve million shares of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock to the aforementioned foundations the previous day.

根據巴菲特於週三下午美國證券交易委員會提交之文件顯示,其前一日上述基金會捐贈總計一千二百萬股伯克希爾B類股票

The vast majority of these funds will be allocated to a foundation named after his late wife, which is highly likely to swiftly ascend to the pinnacle of comparable organizations worldwide.

其中絕大部分資金將撥入以其亡妻命名之基金會該基金會極有可能迅速躋身全球同類組織之最

Furthermore, Buffett makes additional contributions to his family foundations around Thanksgiving each year.

此外巴菲特每年於感恩節前後亦會向其家族基金會追加捐贈

He has explicitly stated that upon his demise, a new foundation will be established to manage his remaining equity, and his children must reach a consensus before they can determine the recipients of the donations.

他曾明言待其辭世之後將成立一新基金會以處置其餘下股權其子女必須達成共識方能決定捐贈對象

He expects his children to make these decisions autonomously before his death or the onset of his decrepitude; his eldest daughter, in eight years' time, will have reached the venerable age of eighty-one.

他期望子女能在他離世或年邁體衰之前,自行做出這些決策他的長女在八年後將屆八十一歲高齡

Buffett's philanthropic plan is acceleratingnamely, the complete divestiture of his wealth within eight years during his lifetime, rather than its gradual realisation over a decade after his deathwhich signifies that Greg Abel, his successor at Berkshire Hathaway, will be unable to rely, as previously envisaged, on the long-term support afforded by the Buffett family as the company's largest shareholder.

巴菲特的捐贈計劃加速推進——在其有生之年的八年內完成財富的悉數捐出而非待其辭世後方於十年內逐步實現——此舉意味著其伯克希爾·哈撒韋的繼任者格雷格·阿貝爾將無法如原先所設想那般,長期仰賴巴菲特家族作為公司最大股東所賦予的支撐

Currently, Buffett holds 188,290 Class A shares, commanding nearly 30% of the voting rights.

目前巴菲特持有188,290股A類股票掌控著近30%的投票權

Nevertheless, Buffett persists in asserting his unwavering conviction that Abel is the unequivocal choice to steer the conglomerate he has forged, a fact that, he contends, "is becoming increasingly evident."

儘管如此巴菲特仍堅稱他深信阿貝爾引領他所締造之企業集團不二人選,且此一事實正日益彰顯」。

Nevertheless, Buffett unequivocally stated that Berkshire's substantial investment in Google's parent companyan investment whose market value has appreciated markedly over the past yearwas orchestrated by him personally, rather than selected by Abel, notwithstanding Abel's endorsement of the venture.

然而巴菲特確實明確指出伯克希爾對谷歌母公司的大規模投資——該投資在過去一年間市值顯著攀升——乃由其本人主導而非阿貝爾所選定儘管阿貝爾對該投資案表示認同

Just last month, after having already tripled its stake, Berkshire consented to an additional $10 billion investment in Alphabet.

就在上個月伯克希爾在先前已將持股增加兩倍之後又同意向Alphabet追加投資100億美元

An earlier iteration of this article erroneously misspelt Warren Buffett's name in its headline.

本文先前版本標題誤將沃倫·巴菲特之名諱拼寫訛誤

July 16th, 2026

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