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birth
warre buffet is born -
first sales
n the midsts of the Great Depression, a young Buffett began his business life selling Juicy Fruit gum, making two cents per pack profit; he refused to sell one piece at a time, worried he would be left with four pieces not sold. Buffett also sold Cokes at 5cents/bottle, 6-packs purchased from his grandfather's store for 25c, giving him a 5cent profit. -
first investment
warren buffet made his first stock purchase in 1941 at age 11 -
first estate purchase
at the age of 14 warren buffet purches his first estate buying a 40 acre farm costing him 1200 dollars which today the farm is worth 121k -
college
warren buffet goes to the university of pennyslvania and graduate from the university of nebraska -
networth growth
Buffett's wealth has grown to $140,000. Graham decides to retire and close his business. Buffett returns to Omaha on May 1st and opens Buffett Associates Ltd. Seven family members and friends invest $105,000, and Buffett invests $100k. -
berkshire hathaway
warren buffet bought a company named berkshire hathaway which is an energy distribution company and now is worth 840 billion -
selling dempster
Buffett sells Dempster for a gain of $2.3 million, three times the invested amount. Buffett continues purchases of Berkshire for $14.86/share; the company had a working capital of $19/share, not including the value of fixed assets. Buffett Partnership becomes the single largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway. -
salad oil scandal
Because of involvement in the salad oil scandal, American Express share prices fall to $35. Buffett seeing an opportunity, buys 5% of the company. -
walt disney
warren buffet meets with walt disney and invests 4 miliion dollars into his company. -
berkshire
warren buffets share of the company is now worth 104 million dollars -
dissolving partnership
The Buffett Partnership is dissolved, and assets are divested. -
buffets networth fail
With falling stock prices, Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio value also falls; with it, Buffett's net worth falls by more than 50%. -
washington public
berkshire purchases $139 million in Washington Public Power Supply System bonds, invests in Exxon (Oil) and Northwest Industries (Diversified). -
wells fargo
Berkshire purchases 10% of Wells Fargo (Banking).