Warren Buffett presents us 5 secrets and techniques for investing success, as he fingers off Berkshire’s reins

As Warren Buffett exits his CEO role at Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A BRK.B, many will revisit his investing milestones — including his purchases of stakes in American Express AXP, See’s Candies, Coca-Cola KO and Apple AAPL — and his prudent pearls of investor wisdom: margin of safety, circle of competence, look-through earnings.

But two points matter most. First, Buffett is not disappearing; he remains Berkshire’s chairman. Second, his experience and lessons are as valuable today as ever, whatever the world’s volatility and distractions bring.