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In 2000, when Buffett was 70 years old, the stock price of Berkshire Hathaway reached $70,000 per share. At the age of 81 in 2011, he announced plans to donate the majority of his wealth to charity, particularly to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. When Buffett was 87 years old in 2018, Berkshire Hathaway…
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In 1973, at the age of 43, Buffett initiated Berkshire’s acquisition of stock in the Washington Post Company. In 1974, the SEC opened a formal investigation into Buffett and Berkshire’s acquisition of Wesco Financial, citing a potential conflict of interest. In 1977, Berkshire indirectly purchased the Buffalo Evening News for $32.5 million. In 1979, at…
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In 1962, Buffett became a millionaire due to his partnerships. He merged these partnerships into one. At the age of 34 (1964), Buffett’s partnership had grown significantly, and he used the funds to take control of a textile company named Berkshire Hathaway. Since around 1970, when he was in his early 40s, Buffett has served…
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From 1954 to 1956, between the ages of 24 and 26, Warren Buffett worked at Graham-Newman Corp. as a securities analyst. In 1956, when Buffett was 26, Benjamin Graham retired and closed his partnership. At this time, Buffett’s personal savings were over $174,000 ($1.87 million today), and concurrently, Warren founded Buffett Partnership Ltd. At the…
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From 1951 to 1954, Warren, aged 21 to 24, worked at Buffett-Falk & Co. as an investment salesman. In 1951, at the age of 21, Buffett met Lorimer Davidson, GEICO’s vice president. The two discussed the insurance business, and after only fifteen minutes, Davidson recalled finding Buffett to be an ‘extraordinary man.’ In 1954, at…
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In 1950, Warren was 20 years old when he graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science in business administration. Despite applying, he was rejected from Harvard Business School. Subsequently, after facing rejection from Harvard, Warren enrolled at Columbia Business School of Columbia University under Benjamin Graham, a pioneer in value investing.…
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In 1944, when Warren was just 14 years old, he filed his first tax return and claimed a $35 deduction for his bicycle, which he used for his paper route. At the age of 14, he bought land with his savings. By the age of 15, he was earning more than $175 monthly for delivering…
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In 1941, when Warren was 11 years old, he bought his first stock—three shares of Cities Service. He had been interested in business and investment from a very early age, inspired by a book he borrowed from the library at the age of seven: ‘One Thousand Ways to Make $1000.’ Before turning 11, he tried…
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In 1986, Steve Jobs when he was 31, acquired the Pixar from Lucas Films. He was credited as executive producer on the very first Toy Story.
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