Warren buffett books

Warren Buffett

By JustinBright

  • Young Business Man

    Young Business Man
    By the age of 13, Buffett was running his own businesses as a paperboy and selling his own horseracing tip sheet. That same year, he filed his first tax return, claiming his bike as a $35 tax deduction

  • College

    College
    Buffett enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 16 to study business. He stayed two years, moved to the University of Nebraska to finish up his degree, and emerged from college at age 20 with nearly $10,000 from his childhood businesses.

  • Benjamin Graham

    Benjamin Graham
    In 1951 he received his master's degree in economics at Columbia University, where he studied under economist Benjamin Graham, and furthered his education at the New York Institute of Finance.

  • Buffet Partnership

    Buffet Partnership
    In 1956 Buffet formed the firm Buffett Partnership Ltd. in his hometown of Omaha. Utilizing the techniques learned from Graham, he was successful in identifying undervalued companies and became a millionaire.

  • Stock

    Stock
    One such enterprise Buffett valued was a textile company named Berkshire Hathaway. He began accumulating stock in the early 1960s, and by 1965 he had assumed control of the company.

  • Berkshire Hathaway

    Berkshire Hathaway
    Despite the success of Buffett Partnership, its founder dissolved the firm in 1969 to focus on the development of Berkshire Hathaway.

  • Coca-Cola

    Coca-Cola
    Following Berkshire Hathaway's significant investment in Coca-Cola, Buffett became director of the company from 1989 until 2006.

  • Biggest Donation Ever

    Biggest Donation Ever
    Buffett made an announcement that he would be giving his entire fortune away to charity, committing 85 percent of it to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This donation became the largest act of charitable giving in United States history.

  • Cancer

    Cancer
    Buffett disclosed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He began undergoing radiation treatment in July, and successfully completed his treatment in November.

  • Healthcare

    Healthcare
    On January 30, 2018, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase and Amazon delivered a joint press release in which they announced plans to team up and form a new healthcare company for their U.S. employees.