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About Warren Buffett

Warren Edward Buffett was born on August 30, 1930 to his father Howard, a stockbroker-turned-Congressman. The only boy, he was the second of three children, and displayed an amazing aptitude for both money and business at a very early age. Acquaintances recount his uncanny ability to calculate columns of numbers off the top of his head – a feat Warren still amazes business colleagues with today.

At only six years old, Buffett purchased 6-packs of Coca Cola from his grandfather’s grocery store for twenty five cents and resold each of the bottles for a nickel, pocketing a five cent profit. While other children his age were playing hopscotch and jacks, Warren was making money…..

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Berkshire Hathaway

We all know that the prime investment vehicle for Warren Buffett is Berkshire Hathaway, situated in Omaha, Nebraska, but what is Berkshire Hathaway and how did Buffett get involved?

The Hathaway Manufacturing Company was started in 1888 by Horatio Hathaway, a China trader, with profits from whaling in the Pacific. The business of the company was to mill cotton and it made big profits until the start of the decline of the cotton industry after World War 1.

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The Warren Buffett Way: Investment Strategies of the World’s Greatest Investor

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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

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The Warren Buffett Portfolio: Mastering the Power of the Focus Investment Strategy

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Warren Buffett Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World’s Greatest Investor

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The Warren Buffett CEO: Secrets from the Berkshire Hathaway Managers

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Warren Buffett Wealth: Principles and Practical Methods Used by the World’s Greatest Investor

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