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Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway · Omaha, USA

A paper-route kid from Omaha who turned compound interest into the most-quoted investment philosophy in history. Never moved out of Nebraska. Still lives in the same house he bought in 1958.

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Company

Berkshire Hathaway

Journey

Moves that mattered.

1942
Bought first stock at age 11 — three shares of Cities Service Preferred.
1956
Started Buffett Partnership with $105,000 from friends and family.
1965
Took control of failing textile mill Berkshire Hathaway — used it as a holding co.
2006
Pledged 99% of his fortune to philanthropy — mostly to the Gates Foundation.

Struggles

Father lost his stockbroker job in the Depression. Early partnerships nearly closed during 1969's overheated market.

Family

Married to Susan until her death in 2004; later to Astrid Menks. Three children.

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A paper-route kid from Omaha who turned compound interest into the most-quoted investment philosophy in history. Never moved out of Nebraska. Still lives in the same house he bought in 1958.

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