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He was born in Nebraska.
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Warren Buffett bought his first stock at the age of 11. He bought three shares of Cities Service Preferred at $38.
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His father was elected into the U.S. House of Representatives. Him and his family had to move to Virgins. When he was living there, he came up with several ways to make money. Him and a friend installed a pinball machine in a barbershop and made a profit.
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He was a paperboy and sold horseracing tip sheets; he was running this business at 13 years old. When filing taxes for that year, he claimed his bike as a $35 tax deduction.
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He enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 16. He was studying business. He transferred two years later to University of Nebraska and finished at the age of 20.
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He formed this firm, Buffett Partnership, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was identifying undervalued companies and quickly became a millionaire.
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He now bought assets in media, insurance and oil. He turned poor investments into great ones; the most notable is Salmon Brothers. He also invested in Coca-Cola.
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He gave 85% of his fortune to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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He was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He got treatment and it was successful.
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He started this website for people to exercise their right to vote.
