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Born August 30, 1930
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1936
As a kid, he bought and sold gum and Coca Cola to make money -
1941
At the age of 11, he bought and sold his first stock for a profit of $39. -
1943
In 1943, he filed his first tax return at the age of 13. -
1945
In 1945, he bought a 4 acre land plot with money he made from selling papers. -
1947
At the age of 17, he started his first company and later sold it for $1200. -
1949
Buffett went to Columbia University to do Business School after graduating college in 3 years. -
1960s
Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, buys portions of several large companies and grows their wealth. -
2000
In 2000, Buffett was named the top money manager of the 20th century and is the second richest person in the world today.