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Birth
He was born -
1st Business Encounter
Buffett began to sell packets of gum and bottles of Coca-Cola -
1st Stock Purchase
Bought six shares of an oil company, Cities Service -
Buys a farm
by selling newspapers for the New York Times, Buffett saves $1200 -
Starts Wilson Coin Operates Machines
Donald Danly, a friend of Buffett's, begins this company with him. Together, they buy and sell pinball machines. -
Attends Columbia University
Studies under Benjamin Graham -
Benjamin Graham offers him a job
$12,000 a year -
Creates Buffett Associates Ltd
He invests $100,000 -
Seven Partnerships
The partnerships are: Buffett Associates, Buffett Fund, Dacee, Emdee, Glenoff, Mo-Buff, and Underwood -
Creates Buffett Partnerships Ltd.
This is a product of Buffett merging all of his partnerships. All of them are worth $7.2 million. -
Invests in Walt Disney
$4 million -
Dissolves the Buffett Partnership
Assets are divested -
Becomes a Member of the Board of Directors for Berkshire
Buffett accomplishes this through a friendship with Katherine Graham. -
Invests in Coca-Cola
Gains 7%, and the company is worth $1.2 billion -
Recognition
The Carson Group names Buffett the top money manager -
Donations
Buffet is giving $37 billion to foundations
