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Warren Buffett was born on August 30, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska
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In the spring of 1942, at 11 years old, Buffett purchased shares of Cities Service Preferred for $38 a piece.
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By 13, he was managing his own business as a paperboy. He ended up making more than $5,000 (equivalent to more than $71,000 in 2017) delivering newspapers
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Graduated from Columbia University with a Master of Science in Economics after attending University of Pennsylvania and University of Nebraska. Briefly went to New York Institute of Finance afterwards.
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Buffett became an investment salesman for Buffett-Falk & Company in 1951
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Formed Buffett Partnership Ltd. in 1956, and by 1965 he had assumed control of Berkshire Hathaway
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By 1970, he had become the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
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In June 2006, Buffett made an announcement that he would be giving his entire fortune away to charity, committing 85 percent of it to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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By the end of 2013, Buffett had a net worth of $59 billion, up from $46 billion at the beginning of the year. On average, Buffett made $37 million a day in 2013
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In 2018, Buffett had an estimated net worth of $84 billion.