Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting: Warren Buffett takes stage without Charlie Munger for first time

The Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) annual shareholders meeting on Saturday will be the first of a new era for the conglomerate. For the first time in decades, Warren Buffett Buffett is not joined by vice chairman Charlie Munger while taking several hours worth of questions from Berkshire shareholders. Munger passed away late last year at the age of 99. In his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders, Buffett called Munger the "architect" of the modern Berkshire Hathaway, which takes its name …