Warren Buffett's Life

By ConnorE

  • Buys his first stock

    Buys his first stock
    Buffett bought 6 shares of Cities Service (CITGO) an Oil Company.

  • Joins Columbia University

    Joins Columbia University

  • Formed the firm Buffett Partnership Ltd.

    Formed the firm Buffett Partnership Ltd.

  • Buys company Berkshire Hathaway

    Buys company Berkshire Hathaway
    He began accumulating stock of Berkshire Hathaway, a textile company, in the early 1960s, and by 1965 he had assumed control of the company.

  • Berkshire buys See's Candies

    Berkshire buys See's Candies

  • Warren Faces Trouble

    Warren Faces Trouble
    Due to falling stock prices, the value of Berkshire Hathaway portfolio begins to fall. Warren’s personal net worth falls by more than 50%.

  • Berkshire Invest $4 million in GEICO

    Berkshire Invest $4 million in GEICO
    eventually he acquires the company

  • Personal wealth of $100 million

    Personal wealth of $100 million
    Berkshire Hathaway is trading at $290 a share

  • Buys Coca Cola

    Buys Coca Cola
    Gains 7% of the company for $1.2 billion

  • Invests in McDonalds and PNC Bank

    Invests in McDonalds and PNC Bank

  • Bill Gates Elected as Director of Berkshire Hathaway

    Bill Gates Elected as Director of Berkshire Hathaway

  • Buffett Give to Charity

    Buffett Give to Charity
    Announces he will give away 80% of his profits to charity.