Warren Buffett

By g_leno

  • Birth

    Birth
    Born in Nebraska

  • First Investment

    First Investment
    At age 11, he made his first investment.

  • Moving

    Moving
    Dad became a US Representative, and their family moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia.

  • First business ventures

    First business ventures
    At age 13, Warren had his own paper route, selling his own horseracing tip sheet, and filed his first tax return on his bike as a $35 deduction.

  • College

    College
    Warren entered college at age 16 at the University of Pennsylvania, stayed for two years, then finished college at The University of Nebraska at age 20.

  • Own Company

    Own Company
    Created the investment firm: Buffett Partnership Ltd.

  • Assuming Control

    Assuming Control
    Buffett had bought and held enough stock to take over Berkshire Hathaway.

  • Dissolving The Firm

    Dissolving The Firm
    Warren decided to dissolve Buffett Partnership to focus on Berkshire Hathaway

  • Charity

    Charity
    Warren announced that he would donate all his fortune to charity. He donated 85% of it to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.

  • Cancer

    Cancer
    Announced he had prostate cancer. Successfully completed his treatment in several months