Warren Buffett Timeline

By clara.borry

  • Birth

    Birth
    Warren Buffett is born.

  • First Stock

    First Stock
    At 11 years old, Buffett buys his first stock: 6 shares of Cities Service.

  • Savings

    Savings
    Buffett makes $175 a month selling Washington Post newspapers and saves $1200 to buy a farmland in Omaha, Nebraska.

  • Education

    Education
    Buffett earns a Master of Science in economics from Columbia University.

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    Warren Buffett and Susan Thompson get married in Omaha.

  • First Partnership

    First Partnership
    Buffett starts a partnership with seven investors.The initial investments total just over $105,000, and Buffett puts $100 of his own money into the partnership.

  • Buys Berkshire Hathaway

    Buys Berkshire Hathaway
    After several years of acquiring what he sees as undervalued shares of Berkshire Hathaway, a struggling textile mill in Massachusetts, Buffett takes control of the company in 1965.

  • Stock Milestone

    Stock Milestone
    The price of one share of Berkshire Hathaway stock tops $10,000 for the first time.The market value of the company is $14.9 billion.

  • Susan Buffett Death

    Susan Buffett Death
    Warren Buffett's wife Susan passes away.

  • Donations

    Donations
    Warren teamed with his friend Bill Gates' Foundation to give away nearly all of his wealth.

  • 2017 Milestone

    2017 Milestone
    In December, the price of one share of Berkshire Hathaway stock tops $300,000 for the first time.The market value of the company is $489.4 billion.

  • Billionaire

    Billionaire
    Warren Buffett ranks #3 richest man in the world with a net worth of $82.8 billion.