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The Timeline of Warren Buffet

  • Birth of Warren Buffet

    Birth of Warren Buffet
    On August 30 1930 Warren Buffet was born in Ohmaha Nebraska.
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  • Warren Buys His First Stock

    Warren Buys His First Stock
    At the age of 11. He bought 6 shares in CITGO. It was 38$ per share. Three of his shares went to his sister Doris.
  • Wilson Coin Was formed

    Wilson Coin Was formed
    In 1947, Warren Buffet partners with Donald Danly to create their first business. There business operates buy buying a pinball machine and setting it up in a barber shop, making a profit of 50$ a week for both Warren and Donald.
  • Warren Goes To Colombia University

    Warren Goes To Colombia University
    Warren's total savings reach $9800. During his years at Colombia he learns from a business professer Benjamin Graham, who is a well renowed economist and professional investor.
  • First Investment Company

    First Investment Company
    At the age of 26 Warren moved back to his hometown and created his first investment company Buffet Associates LTD. This company had a total of 5 partnerships. Warren's total savings had accumulated to a total of $140,000
  • Increases In Partnerships

    Increases In Partnerships
    By the age of 31 Warren is managing seven partnerships for Buffet Associates LTD worth millions. The partnerships include Buffett Associates, Buffett Fund, Dacee, Emdee, Glenoff, Mo-Buff, and Underwood.
  • Building An Empire

    Building An Empire
    With his partnerships worth more than $7.2 million Warren decides to merge them altogether to create Buffet Partnerships LTD.
  • Agressive Stock interest

    Agressive Stock interest
    Warren Buffets buys cheap stocks in companies that were at the moment going through rough times. He would buy numerous amounts of stocks to gain a percentage of the companies
  • Partnership Closing

     Partnership Closing
    Warren decides to close the partnership window for the BPL, the only execepton to additional partners were if they could significantly increase company value.
  • Boom In Company Value

    Boom In Company Value
    With the growth in the companies that Warren owned multiple shares in he made a large return for his investment company. His company with partnerships were worth $104 million
  • Seeking More Dominance

    Seeking More Dominance
    Berkshire Hathaway a company in which Warren Buffet owns more than half of buys shares in, The New York Times
  • Merger

    Merger
    With falling stock market prices the Berkshire's company value starts to drop, so Warren decides to merge it with Diversified owned by Mungar
  • More Investments

    More Investments
    Berkshire invests $4 million to buy stockes from GEICO, due to its low $2 per share.
  • Attempts Paid Off

    Attempts Paid Off
    Berksire under direction of Warren Buffet succesfully acquire GEICO
  • Rewards Of Hardwork

    Rewards Of Hardwork
    Warren Continued to dominate the stock market and increase his wealth. To this day he is a part of numerous successful companies and has earned his tite as being one of the most wealthiest men alive.