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Birth
Born Warren Edward Buffett in Omaha, Nebraska. Father was a congressman and stock broker, mother a homemaker. He had 2 sisters, one older and one younger. -
First stock purchase
Buffett bought his first stock, 3 shares of Cities Services, when he was 11 years old. Paid $38 per share, sold it at $40 a share. -
Moved to Virginia
The Buffett family moved to Virginia to be closer to Buffett's father's new elected position in the house of representatives. -
Filed first tax return
Warren Buffet files first tax return, after running small business. Claimed his bike as a $35 deduction as it helped him with his paper route. -
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College
Enrolled at U Penn at the age of 16, ended up finishing degree at U of Nebraska at age 20. Had $10,000 from childhood small business. -
Graduated from Business School
Earned his Master's Degree from Columbia. -
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Sold Securities
Sold Securities for 3 years for Buffett-Falk and Co. after graduating with his masters. -
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Analyst Career
Worked for two years as an analyst at Graham-Newman -
Formed Buffett Partnership Ltd.
Started firm in Omaha, had success picking undervalued stocks. -
Berkshire Hathaway
After slowly accumulating stock, Buffett assumed complete control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965.
