Warren Buffet Timeline

  • Birthday

    Birthday

    Buffett was born in 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was the second of three children and the only son of Leila and Congressman Howard Buffett,
  • First Stock

    First Stock

    At 11 years old, Buffett buys his first stock – 6 shares of Cities Service (now known as CITGO – an Oil company) at $38 per share. He bought 3 for himself and 3 for his sister Doris.
  • First Major Buy

    First Major Buy

    Buffett makes $175 a month selling Washington Post newspapers and saves $1200 to buy a 40 acre farmland in Omaha, Nebraska.
  • Starts Company

    Starts Company

    Buffett joins his friend Donald Danly to start a company called Wilson Coin Operated Machines. The business buys a pinball machine at a cost of $25 and places it in a nearby barber shop. Wilson Coin makes $50 per week for Buffett and Donald.
  • Business Partner

    Business Partner

    Buffett meets long time business partner Charlie Munger
  • Berkshire

    Berkshire

    Buffett becomes chairman and CEO of Berkshire
  • Coca-Cola Deal

    Coca-Cola Deal

    Berkshire acquires 6.3 % of Coca-Cola
  • GEICO

    GEICO

    Berkshire takes full control over Geico in a 2.3 billion dollar deal
  • Major Investment

    Major Investment

    Buffett invests 5 billion in Goldman Sachs, a deal that has netted him billions in profits
  • Present Day

    Present Day

    Buffett has one of the most illustrious investing careers the world has ever seen and the story is not over yet.