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Warren Buffett Explains Why He Is Leaving His Entire Fortune to His Children Rather Than the Gates Foundation

Warren Buffett Explains Why He Is Leaving His Entire Fortune to His Children Rather Than the Gates Foundation

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July 16th, 2026

Warren Buffett Explains Why He Is Leaving His Entire Fortune to His Children Rather Than the Gates Foundation

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Billionaire Warren Buffett stated on Wednesday that his decision to exclude the Gates Foundation from his charitable efforts was driven by his conviction that his three children are ready to manage his entire fortune, rather than by the relationship between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Gates.

大富豪ウォーレン・バフェット氏水曜日慈善活動の一環としてゲイツ財団対象から外す決定は、有罪判決を受けた性犯罪者ジェフリー・エプスタインビル・ゲイツ氏との関係よりも、自身の3人の子供たち全財産管理する準備ができている確信したことによるものだと述べた

Although Mr. Buffett described the relationship between Mr. Gates and Mr. Epstein as "distasteful" to CNBC, the 95-year-old investor suggested that Mr. Gates's actions were essentially no different from his own mistakes over the years in hiring the wrong people or choosing the wrong friends.

バフェット氏はCNBCに対しゲイツ氏とエプスタイン氏の関係を「不快」と表現したものの95歳の投資家はゲイツ氏の行動は自身が長年にわたり誤った人材を雇用したり友人を選んだりした際の過ちと本質的に大差ないと示唆した

"No one is perfect when it comes to choosing people," Buffett stated on CNBC.

「人を選ぶという点において、完璧な人間など存在しない」バフェット氏CNBC語った

Buffett stated, "Since January 1st, I have reviewed a great deal of literature regarding the relationship between Bill and Epstein. I have also scrutinized his sworn congressional testimony and cross-examinations," and pointed out that Gates ultimately severed ties with Epstein.

バフェット氏は「1月1日以降ビルとエプスタインの関係について多くの文献に目を通した同氏の宣誓下での議会証言や反対尋問も精査した」と述べゲイツ氏が最終的にエプスタイン氏との関係を絶った点を指摘した

Buffett stated that Gates was not surprised by his Tuesday announcement of the decision to eventually donate all of his remaining $140 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock to foundations associated with his family and three childrenHoward, Susie, and Peter.

バフェット氏は火曜日に自身が発表した、残りのバークシャー・ハサウェイ株1400億ドルすべてを最終的に家族と3人の子供ハワード、スージー、ピーターに関連する財団に寄付するという決定にゲイツ氏は驚かなかった述べた

Gates visited Omaha a few weeks ago and exchanged views with Buffett for several hours.

ゲイツ氏は数週間前にオマハを訪れバフェット氏と数時間にわたって意見を交わした

It is said that there had been little conversation between the two even before the federal government began releasing files from the Epstein investigation, which revealed details of the relationship between Gates and Epstein.

両者の間では連邦政府がエプスタイン調査のファイルを公開し始めゲイツ氏とエプスタイン氏の関係性の詳細が明らかになる以前からほとんど会話が交わされていなかったという

Gates stated that he had anticipated that meetings with Epstein would facilitate fundraising for charitable activities, and that he was unaware of the ongoing criminal activities of the latter.

ゲイツ氏はエプスタイン氏との会合が慈善活動のための資金調達に資すると見込んだからであり同氏の進行中の犯罪については認識していなかった述べている

Epstein, who had been accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls, was found dead in August 2019 at a federal detention center in Manhattan.

未成年少女数十名に対する性的虐待の容疑告発されたエプスタイン氏2019年8月マンハッタンの連邦拘置所遺体となって発見された。

The New York City medical examiner ruled the cause of death as suicide.

ニューヨーク市の検視官は、死因自殺断定した

Gates praised Buffett as "one of the greatest philanthropists in history and a dear friend," and expressed a desire to spend more time together in the future.

ゲイツ氏はバフェット氏を「史上最も偉大な慈善家の一人であり、親愛なる友人」称賛し今後はより多くの時間を共に過ごしたいと述べた

"His wisdom, generosity, and profound sense of purpose have defined both his life and his philanthropic work.

彼の知恵寛大さそして深い目的意識は、彼の人生慈善活動の両方を定義してきました

His support for the Gates Foundation, amounting to approximately 50 billion dollars over the past two decades, has been unprecedented and has helped save millions of lives," Gates stated in a press release.

過去20年間に約500億ドルものゲイツ財団への支援前例のないものであり何百万もの命を救うのに貢献しました」とゲイツ氏は声明で述べた

In 2024, Mr. Buffett announced a plan to cease donations to the Gates Foundation after his death and to entrust the distribution of his remaining assets to his three children.

バフェット氏2024年自身の死後ゲイツ財団への寄付打ち切り残余財産配分3人の子供たち委ねる計画公表していた

The Gates Foundation still possesses vast resources.

ゲイツ財団は依然として膨大なリソースを有している

As of the end of last year, the endowment amounted to approximately $90 billion, and Gates has pledged to donate nearly all of his remaining wealth to the foundation.

昨年末時点で基金は約900億ドルに上りゲイツ氏は残りの財産のほぼすべてを同財団に寄付することを約束している

In an interview with CNBC, Mr. Buffett revealed that, although he recently broke his leg and underwent surgery, he is recovering steadily.

CNBCのインタビューにおいてバフェット氏は最近脚を骨折し手術を受けものの順調に回復しつつあることを明らかにした

Mr. Buffett expressed his intention to accelerate the distribution of his Berkshire Hathaway shares ahead of the original schedule, aiming to complete it by the end of 2034.

バフェット氏は自身が保有するバークシャー・ハサウェイ株配分を従来の計画よりも前倒しし2034年末までに完了させたい意向を表明した

Achieving this goal will require annual donations exceeding $17 billion, necessitating a substantial increase in the current donation amount.

この目標を達成するには年間170億ドルを超える寄付が必要であり現状から大幅に寄付額を増額しなければならない

Currently, Warren Buffett is donating approximately $6 billion annually to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and to the foundations run by his children: the Sherwood Foundation, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and the Novo Foundation.

現在ウォーレン・バフェット氏は、スーザン・トンプソン・バフェット財団と、彼の子供たちが運営するシェアウッド財団ハワード・G・バフェット財団ノボ財団に、年間約60億ドル寄付している

Buffett filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday afternoon, revealing that he had donated a total of 12 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock to these foundations the previous day.

バフェット氏水曜午後証券取引委員会書類を提出し前日これらの財団合計1200万株バークシャー・ハサウェイB株寄付したことを明らかにした

The majority of these donations go to a foundation named after his late wife, which has the potential to become one of the largest charitable organizations in the world.

その大部分は亡き妻にちなんで名付けられた財団に寄付されておりこの財団は世界最大級の慈善団体の一つになる可能性を秘めている

Buffett also traditionally makes additional gifts to his family foundations around Thanksgiving each year.

バフェット氏はまた毎年感謝祭の時期に家族財団へ追加の贈り物を伝統的に行っている

He stated that after his death, a new foundation will be established to distribute the remaining shares, and his children must unanimously decide on the recipients of the donations.

同氏は自身の死後残余株式を分配するための新たな財団が設立され子息・子女らは寄付先を全会一致で決定しなければならないと述べている

He hopes that his children can make that decision before they develop dementia, and his eldest daughter is expected to reach nearly 81 years of age in eight years.

子息・子女らが認知症に罹患する前にその決定を下せるよう望んでおり長女は8年後には81歳近くに達する見込みである

Mr. Buffett's decision to accelerate his plan and donate his wealth over the next eight years rather than within ten years after his death suggests that his successor, Greg Abel, cannot count on long-term support from the Buffett family as the largest shareholder.

バフェット氏が計画を加速し死後10年ではなく今後8年で財産を寄付する方針は後継者であるグレッグ・アベル氏が同氏の家族による最大株主としての長期的な支援を期待できないことを示唆している

Currently, Mr. Buffett holds approximately 30% of the voting rights through 188,290 Class A shares.

現在バフェット氏は18万8290株のクラスA株で議決権の約30%を掌握している

Nevertheless, Buffett stated that it is clearly evident that Abel is the right person to lead the conglomerate he himself built, and that 'this becomes clearer with each passing day.'

それでもバフェット氏はアベル氏が自ら築いたコングロマリットを率いる適任者であることは明らかであり、「そのことは日々明らかになっていると述べた

However, Buffett pointed out that the large-scale investment in Google's parent company, whose valuation had soared over the past year, was led by himself and was not a case selected by Abel.

ただしバフェット氏は過去1年間で評価額が急騰したGoogleの親会社への大規模な投資は、自らが主導したものであり、アベル氏が選択した案件ではないと指摘した。

That said, Abel reportedly agreed to this.

もっともアベル氏はこれに同意したという

Last month, after tripling its stake in Alphabet, Berkshire agreed to invest an additional $10 billion.

先月バークシャーはアルファベットへの株式保有を3倍にしたさらに100億ドルを追加投資することに合意した

In the previous version, an error was identified in the spelling of Warren Buffett's surname in the headline.

旧バージョンでは見出しにおけるウォーレン・バフェットの姓の綴りに誤りが認められました

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