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Birth
He was born in Nebraska. -
Buffett's First Stock
Warren Buffett bought his first stock at the age of 11. He bought three shares of Cities Service Preferred at $38. -
Father elected
His father was elected into the U.S. House of Representatives. Him and his family had to move to Virgins. When he was living there, he came up with several ways to make money. Him and a friend installed a pinball machine in a barbershop and made a profit. -
First Business
He was a paperboy and sold horseracing tip sheets; he was running this business at 13 years old. When filing taxes for that year, he claimed his bike as a $35 tax deduction. -
College
He enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 16. He was studying business. He transferred two years later to University of Nebraska and finished at the age of 20. -
Buffett Partnership
He formed this firm, Buffett Partnership, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was identifying undervalued companies and quickly became a millionaire. -
Berkshire Hathaway
He now bought assets in media, insurance and oil. He turned poor investments into great ones; the most notable is Salmon Brothers. He also invested in Coca-Cola. -
Charity
He gave 85% of his fortune to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. -
Cancer
He was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He got treatment and it was successful. -
Drive2Vote
He started this website for people to exercise their right to vote.
