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At 11 years old he made his first investment, buying three shares of Cities Service Preferred at $38 per share.
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After earning his master's degree in 1951, he sold securities for Buffett-Falk & Company for three years, then worked for his mentor for two years as an analyst at Graham-Newman Corp.
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Warren Buffett had complete control of the Berkshire Hathaway company.
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In 1956, Buffet formed the firm Buffett Partnership Ltd.
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Following Berkshire Hathaway's investment in Coca-Cola, Buffett became director of the company from 1989 until 2006.
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In February 2013, Buffett purchased H. J. Heinz with private equity group 3G Capital for $28 billion.
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In 2016, Buffett launched Drive2 Vote, a website aimed at encouraging people in his Nebraska community to exercise their right to vote