Warren Buffett's Life

Buys his first stock

Mar 2, 1941

Buffett bought 6 shares of Cities Service (CITGO) an Oil Company.

Joins Columbia University

Sep 16, 1949

Formed the firm Buffett Partnership Ltd.

Jul 20, 1956

Buys company Berkshire Hathaway

Nov 12, 1960

He began accumulating stock of Berkshire Hathaway, a textile company, in the early 1960s, and by 1965 he had assumed control of the company.

Berkshire buys See's Candies

Mar 6, 1972

Warren Faces Trouble

Jun 19, 1974

Due to falling stock prices, the value of Berkshire Hathaway portfolio begins to fall. Warren’s personal net worth falls by more than 50%.

Berkshire Invest $4 million in GEICO

Jun 6, 1976

eventually he acquires the company

Personal wealth of $100 million

Mar 6, 1979

Berkshire Hathaway is trading at $290 a share

Buys Coca Cola

Oct 11, 1988

Gains 7% of the company for $1.2 billion

Invests in McDonalds and PNC Bank

Feb 28, 1994

Bill Gates Elected as Director of Berkshire Hathaway

Mar 6, 2004

Buffett Give to Charity

Aug 2, 2006

Announces he will give away 80% of his profits to charity.