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Warren Buffett nears a milestone he doesn't want

He added that he shouldn't keep so much money earning next to nothing for long periods

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Warren Buffet

Noah Buhayar | Bloomberg
It’s a milestone Warren Buffett probably wishes he weren’t approaching. Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate he’s run for more than five decades, reported Friday that it held just shy of $100 billion in cash at the end of the second quarter.
 
While that figure highlights the staggering money-making ability of the businesses he’s collected over the years, it’s also a burden. Because Berkshire doesn’t pay a dividend and rarely buys back its own stock, Buffett is on the hook to find ways to invest those funds.
 
“To put that money to work would be great,” said David Rolfe, chief