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Warren Buffet is Born
Warren Edward Buffet was born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 30th, 1930. -
Warren's First Investment
Warren Buffet made his first investment at 11 years old buying three shares of Cities Service Preferred at $38 dollars a share, holding on to it until it rose to $40 but later regretted seeling it after it had rose to over $200 dollars a share. -
Warren's First Business
Warren started his first business at age 13 as a paperboy and selling horseracing tip sheets. He and his high school friend later moved on to buy a pinball machine and made profit from that business as well. -
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Warren Buffet Early Education
After graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School, Buffet attented the University of Pennsylvania at age 16 and after two years, moved to University of Nebraska and finished college at the age of 20 with $10,000 from his childhood. -
Warren Buffet and His Mentor
Warren Buffet attains his master's degree at Columbia University under his mentor Benjamin Graham -
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Warren Buffet's Marriage Life
Buffet was married to his first wife Susan until the 70s and she died in 2004. He had three children with her: Susan, Howard, and Peter
He later remarried in 2006 to Astrid Menks -
Berkshire Hathaway Formed
Warren Buffet formed Buffet Partnership Ltd. in 1956 and eventually dissolved it to focus on Berkshire Hathaway, a company that he had shares in and eventually took control of by 1965 -
Warren Buffet's Charity Announcement
Warren Buffet announced in 2006 that he would be giving away his entire fortune to charity with 85% of it going to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. -
The Giving Pledge Campaign
In 2010, Warren Buffet and Bill and Melinda Gates announced the launch of the Giving Pledge Campaign in order to recruit more wealthy people to donate to charity. -
Warren Buffet Diagnosed with Cancer
In 2012, Warren Buffet was diagnosed with prostate cancer and announced that he would be receiving treatment that would prove to be successful. -
Most Recent Ventures
Berkshire Hathaway, JP Morgan Chase and Amazon announced their own healthcare venture that would work towards cutting costs and improving the overall process of healthcare for their US employees.
