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Warren Buffett explains why his children, not the Gates Foundation, will inherit his entire fortune.

Warren Buffett explains why his children, not the Gates Foundation, will inherit his entire fortune.

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July 16th, 2026

Warren Buffett explains why his children, not the Gates Foundation, will inherit his entire fortune.

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Billionaire Warren Buffett stated on Wednesday that his decision to exclude the Gates Foundation from his philanthropic donations stems more from his belief that his three children are capable of managing the transfer of his entire fortune than from Bill Gates' ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

El multimillonario Warren Buffett declaró el miércoles que su decisión de excluir a la Fundación Gates de sus donaciones filantrópicas obedece más a su convicción de que sus tres hijos están capacitados para gestionar la cesión de toda su fortuna que a los vínculos de Bill Gates con el delincuente sexual convicto Jeffrey Epstein.

Buffett told CNBC that Gates's association with Epstein was in poor taste, but the 95-year-old investor suggested that Gates's actions were not vastly different from the mistakes he himself had made over the years in hiring the wrong person or choosing friends.

Buffett le dijo a CNBC que la asociación de Gates con Epstein fue de mal gusto, pero el inversor de 95 años sugirió que las acciones de Gates no diferían mucho de los errores que él mismo había cometido a lo largo de los años al contratar a la persona equivocada o al elegir amigos.

"No one achieves a perfect success rate in the complex task of selecting people," Buffett stated on CNBC.

"Nadie alcanza una tasa de aciertos perfecta en la compleja tarea de seleccionar personas", afirmó Buffett en CNBC.

Buffett stated that "he had read extensively since January 1st about what happened with Bill and Epstein.

Buffett afirmó que "había leído mucho desde el 1 de enero sobre lo sucedido con Bill y Epstein.

And I read their sworn testimonies before Congress, as well as the cross-examination."

Y leí sus declaraciones juradas ante el Congreso, así como el contrainterrogatorio".

He noted that Gates eventually ended his relationship with Epstein.

Señaló que Gates eventualmente terminó su relación con Epstein.

Buffett noted that Gates was not surprised by the decision that Buffett himself announced on Tuesday to eventually donate all of the remaining Berkshire Hathaway shares, valued at 140 billion dollars, to foundations linked to his family and his three children: Howard, Susie, and Peter.

Buffett señaló que Gates no se sorprendió ante la decisión que el propio Buffett anunció el martes de donar, con el tiempo, la totalidad de las acciones restantes de Berkshire Hathaway, valoradas en 140 mil millones de dólares, a fundaciones vinculadas con su familia y sus tres hijos: Howard, Susie y Peter.

Gates traveled to Omaha a few weeks ago and spent several hours conversing with Buffett.

Gates viajó a Omaha hace unas semanas y pasó varias horas conversando con Buffett.

The two had not maintained frequent dialogue since additional details about Gates's relationship with Epstein began to emerge, when the federal government started to release the files from the investigation into Epstein.

Ambos no habían mantenido un diálogo frecuente desde que comenzaron a emerger detalles adicionales sobre la relación de Gates con Epstein, cuando el gobierno federal empezó a divulgar los archivos de la investigación sobre Epstein.

Gates has stated that he only met with Epstein because he believed Epstein could assist him in raising funds for philanthropic causes, and that he was unaware of the ongoing crimes Epstein was committing.

Gates ha manifestado que solo se reunió con Epstein porque consideraba que este podría asistirle en la recaudación de fondos para causas filantrópicas, y que ignoraba los delitos continuados que Epstein perpetraba.

Epstein, who was facing accusations of having sexually abused dozens of minors, was found dead in the federal prison in Manhattan in August 2019.

Epstein, quien enfrentaba acusaciones de haber abusado sexualmente de decenas de menores de edad, fue hallado sin vida en la prisión federal de Manhattan en agosto de 2019.

Subsequently, the New York City medical examiner ruled that his death had been due to suicide.

Posteriormente, el médico forense de la ciudad de Nueva York dictaminó que su muerte se había debido a un suicidio.

Gates described Buffett as "one of the most prominent philanthropists of all time and a dear friend," with whom he hopes to spend considerably more time in the future.

Gates calificó a Buffett como "uno de los filántropos más destacados de todos los tiempos y un querido amigo", con quien espera compartir considerablemente más tiempo en el futuro.

His wisdom, generosity, and profound sense of purpose have defined both his life and his philanthropy.

Su sabiduría, generosidad y profundo sentido de propósito han definido tanto su vida como su filantropía.

"His support for the Gates Foundation, nearly $50 billion over the past twenty years, is unprecedented and has helped save millions of lives," Gates said in a statement.

Su apoyo a la Fundación Gates, de casi $50 mil millones durante los últimos veinte años, no tiene precedentes y ha ayudado a salvar millones de vidas", dijo Gates en un comunicado.

In 2024, Buffett stated that he planned to cease contributions to the Gates Foundation after his death, delegating to his three children the authority to decide how to distribute the remainder of his fortune.

Buffett declaró en 2024 que tenía previsto cesar las contribuciones a la Fundación Gates tras su fallecimiento, delegando en sus tres hijos la potestad de determinar cómo distribuir el remanente de su fortuna.

The Gates Foundation will continue to have colossal resources at its disposal: its endowment was valued at nearly 90 billion dollars at the end of last year, and Gates has pledged to donate the majority of his remaining wealth to the foundation.

La Fundación Gates seguirá contando con recursos colosales: su dotación estaba valorada en casi 90 mil millones de dólares a finales del año pasado, y Gates ha prometido donar la mayor parte de su fortuna restante a la fundación.

In other news stemming from the interview granted to CNBC, Buffett revealed that he recently suffered a fracture in one of his legs and underwent surgery, although he stated that his recovery is progressing favorably.

En otras noticias derivadas de la entrevista concedida a CNBC, Buffett reveló que recientemente sufrió una fractura en una pierna y fue intervenido quirúrgicamente, aunque afirmó que su recuperación avanza favorablemente.

Buffett has expressed his intention to accelerate the distribution of his Berkshire shares even further than he had previously indicated, setting the deadline for the end of 2034.

Buffett ha manifestado su intención de que la distribución de sus acciones de Berkshire se acelere aún más de lo que había indicado previamente, fijando como plazo el cierre de 2034.

To achieve this, he will need to substantially increase the annual amount of his donations, exceeding 17 billion dollars per year.

Para lograrlo, deberá aumentar considerablemente el monto anual de sus donaciones, superando los 17.000 millones de dólares por año.

At present, he is allocating approximately 6 billion dollars 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.

En estos momentos, está destinando aproximadamente 6.000 millones de dólares a la Fundación Susan Thompson Buffett y a las fundaciones dirigidas por sus hijos: la Fundación Sherwood, la Fundación Howard G. Buffett y la Fundación Novo.

On Wednesday afternoon, Buffett submitted documentation to the Securities and Exchange Commission revealing that, the day before, he had donated a total of 12 million Class B shares of Berkshire to these entities.

El miércoles por la tarde, Buffett presentó ante la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores documentación que revelaba que, un día antes, había donado un total de 12 millones de acciones Clase B de Berkshire a dichas entidades.

The majority of these funds are allocated to the foundation named after his late wife, which could become one of the largest organizations in the world in a short period of time.

La mayor parte de esos fondos se destina a la fundación que lleva el nombre de su difunta esposa, la cual podría convertirse en una de las organizaciones más grandes del mundo en poco tiempo.

Furthermore, Buffett makes additional donations to his family's foundations each year around Thanksgiving.

Además, Buffett realiza donaciones adicionales a las fundaciones de su familia cada año alrededor del Día de Acción de Gracias.

He has stated that, after his death, a new foundation will be created to distribute the remainder of his shares, and that his children must unanimously agree on where to donate them.

Ha manifestado que, tras su fallecimiento, se creará una nueva fundación para distribuir el resto de sus acciones, y que sus hijos deberán acordar unánimemente dónde donarlas.

He wants his children to be able to make those decisions before they die or suffer cognitive decline, and his eldest daughter will be nearly 81 years old in eight years.

Quiere que sus hijos puedan tomar esas decisiones antes de que mueran o sufran deterioro cognitivo, y su hija mayor tendrá casi 81 años dentro de ocho.

The accelerated pace of Buffett's plan to distribute his wealth over the next eight years, rather than during the decade following his death, will mean that his successor at Berkshire Hathaway, Greg Abel, will not be able to rely on the Buffett family's backing as the company's principal shareholder for as long as he had anticipated.

El ritmo acelerado del plan de Buffett para distribuir su fortuna en los próximos ocho años, en lugar de hacerlo durante la década posterior a su muerte, implicará que su sucesor en Berkshire Hathaway, Greg Abel, no podrá contar con el respaldo de la familia Buffett como el principal accionista de la compañía durante tanto tiempo como esperaba.

Currently, Buffett controls nearly 30% of the voting power through his 188,290 Class A shares.

Actualmente, Buffett controla casi el 30% del poder de voto gracias a sus 188,290 acciones Clase A.

However, Buffett stated that he is convinced Abel is the right person to lead the conglomerate he himself built, and "that becomes more evident with each passing day."

Sin embargo, Buffett afirmó que está convencido de que Abel es la persona idónea para dirigir el conglomerado que él mismo construyó, y "eso se vuelve más patente con cada día que pasa".

Nevertheless, Buffett pointed out that Berkshire's substantial investment in Google's parent company, whose value has increased significantly over the past year, was initiated by him and does not constitute an investment selected by Abel, even though the latter supported it.

No obstante, Buffett señaló que la cuantiosa inversión de Berkshire en la empresa matriz de Google, cuyo valor se ha incrementado notablemente durante el último año, fue iniciada por él y no constituye una inversión seleccionada por Abel, aunque este último la respaldó.

Last month, Berkshire agreed to disburse an additional 10 billion dollars in Alphabet, having previously tripled its stake in the company.

El mes pasado, Berkshire acordó desembolsar otros 10 000 millones de dólares en Alphabet, tras haber triplicado previamente su participación en la compañía.

An earlier version of this story incorrectly recorded Warren Buffett's surname in the headline.

Una versión previa de este relato consignó incorrectamente el apellido de Warren Buffett en el titular.

July 16th, 2026

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