Monday, August 16, 2010

warren buffett

often called "the legendary investor warren buffett"
is now the chairman and CEO of berkshire hathaway

as a kid, to make money he would:
- go from door-to-door selling chewing gum, coca-cola, magazines, etc
- deliver newspapers
- sell golfballs and stamps
- detail cars

in highschool, to make money he:
- purchased old pinball machines and sold them to barber shops
- invested in a business owned by his father
- bought a farm worked by a tenant farmer

he had accumulated $90,000 (in 2010 dollars) by the time he finished college

he worked as an investment salesman and securities analyst for various companies until he became the chairman of berkshire hathaway

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