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Warren Buffett Buys Stock at 11
At the age of 11, Warren Buffett purchases his first stock, 6 shares of Cities Service for $38 a share. He ended up selling the shares for $40 each. -
Buffett Files His First Tax Return
Warren Buffett files his first tax return at the age of 13. He deducts $35 for his bike as a work expense. -
Buffett Gets His Masters Degree in Economics
Warren graduates from Columbia University with a masters degree in economics at the age of 21. -
Warren Gives Away His Entire Fortune
In 2006, Buffett announces he's giving away more than 80% of his entire fortune, $37 billion, to charity. The largest donation was to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. -
Buffett Discloses That He Was Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
In 2012, Buffett disclosed he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He treatment in July, and completed his treatment in November. -
Warren Purchases H. J. Heinz
In February 2013, Warren Buffett purchases H. J. Heinz with private equity group 3G Capital for $28 billion. Duracell and Kraft later merged with Heinz in 2015. -
Buffett Launches Drive2Vote
Buffett launches Drive2Vote in 2016, a website intended to help encourage citizens of Nebraska to vote. -
Warren Starts to Sell IBM Stock
Warren Buffett owned approximately 81 million shares of IBM stock in 2017. He announced he would be selling "some" of his shares of IBM stock. -
Buffett Increases Investment in Apple
In 2017, Warren Buffett increased his investment in Apple by 3% and became Bank of America's largest shareholder. -
Buffett's Healthcare Venture
In early 2018, JPMorgan Chase, Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway announce their plans to create a new healthcare company for U.S. employers.
