His bio
1951-1954 Buffett-Falk & Co., Omaha - Investment Salesman
1954-1956 Graham-Newman Corp., New York - Securities Analyst
1956-1969 Buffett Partnership, Ltd., Omaha - General Partner
1970-Present Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Omaha - Chairman, CEO
1943: (13 years old)
Buffett filed his first income tax return, deducting his bicycle as a work expense.
1945: (15 years old)
In his senior year of high school, Buffett and a friend spent $25 to purchase a used pinball machine, which they placed in a barber shop. Within months, they owned three machines in different locations.
1950: (20 years old)
Buffett enrolled at Columbia Business School after learning that Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, two well-known securities analysts, taught there.
During this time, Buffett also pledged to the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. He is still active today, donating every year to the fraternity.
1951: (21 years old)
Buffett discovered Graham was on the Board of GEICO insurance at the time. After taking a train to Washington, D.C. on a Saturday, Buffett knocked on the door of GEICO’s headquarters until a janitor allowed him in. There, he met Lorimer Davidson, the Vice President, who was to become a lasting influence on him and life-long friend.[2]
Buffett graduated and wanted to work on Wall Street. Buffett offered to work for Graham for free but Graham refused. He purchased a Texaco gas station as a side investment, but that venture did not work out as well as he had hoped. Meanwhile, he worked as a stockbroker. During that time, Buffett also took a Dale Carnegie public speaking course. Using what he learned, he felt confident enough to teach a night class at the University of Nebraska, “Investment Principles.” The average age of the students he taught was more than twice his own.
1952: (22 years old)
Married Susan Thompson.
1954: (24 years old)
Benjamin Graham offered him a job at his partnership at a starting salary of $12,000 a year. Here, he worked closely with Walter Schloss.
Warren and Susan Buffett had their second child, Howard Graham Buffett.
1956: (26 years old)
Graham retired and folded up his partnership. Since leaving college six years earlier, Buffett’s personal savings grew from $9,800 to over $140,000. Returned home to Omaha and created Buffett Associates, Ltd., an investment partnership.
1959: (29 years old)
Buffett was introduced to Charlie Munger, the man who would eventually become the Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and an integral part of the company's success. The two got along immediately.
1962: (32 years old)
Buffett discovered a textile manufacturing firm, Berkshire Hathaway, that was selling for under $8 per share. Through his partnership, Buffett eventually purchased 49% of the outstanding shares.
1965: (35 years old)
Took control of Berkshire Hathaway at the board meeting and named a new President, Ken Chace, to run the company.
1967: (37 years old)
Berkshire paid out its first and only dividend of 10 cents.
1969: (39 years old)
Following his most successful year, Buffett closed the partnership and liquidated its assets to his partners. Among the assets paid out were shares of Berkshire Hathaway.
1970: (40 years old)
As chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, began writing his now-famous annual letters to shareholders.
1973: (43 years old)
Berkshire began to acquire stock in the Washington Post Company. Buffett became close friends with Katharine Graham, who controlled the company and its flagship newspaper, and became a member of its board of directors.
1979: (49 years old)
Berkshire began to acquire stock in ABC. Trading at $290 per share, Buffett’s net worth neared $140 million. However, he lived solely on his salary of $50,000 per year.
Berkshire began the year trading at $775 per share, and ended at $1,310. Buffett’s net worth reached $620 million, placing him on the Forbes 400 for the first time.
1988: (58 years old)
Buffett began buying stock in Coca-Cola Company, eventually purchasing up to 7 percent of the company for $1.02 billion. It would turn out to be one of Berkshire's most lucrative investments, and one which it still holds.
2002: (72 years old)
Buffett entered in $11 billion worth of forward contracts to deliver US dollars against other currencies. By April 2006, his total gain on these contracts was over $2 billion.
2006: (76 years old)
Buffett announced in June that he would give away more than 80%, or about $37 billion, of his $44 billion fortune to five foundations in annual gifts of stock, starting in July 2006. The largest contribution will go to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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