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Warren Buffet's Timeline- Caris Han

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  • Born

    Born
    Born Warren Edward Buffett on August 30, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska

  • First Stock Investment- Patience

    First Stock Investment- Patience
    At age 11, Buffet made his first investment at $38. It went down to $27 and he sold it at $40, making only a couple bucks. Later on, it peaked to $200 and Warren Buffet learned his first valuable lesson of patience.

  • Moved to Washington DC

    Moved to Washington DC
    Warren Buffett's father was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and as a result, his family moved to Fredricksburg, Virginia to be near the country's capital.
    Buffett attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C., where he had no real interest in school, but peaked interest in ways to make money

  • Graduated High School, Entered College

    Graduated High School, Entered College
    As an intelligent individual, Warren Buffet graduated from high school at age 16! He quickly enrolled into the University of Pennsylvania, but later transferred to the University of Nebraska with $10,000 in his possessions.

  • Graduated from Columbia Business School

    Graduated from Columbia Business School
    Reading the book "The Intelligent Investor" as a teenager, Warren Buffet contacted Benjamin Graham at Columbia and studied under the acclaimed investor.

  • Became a Millionaire

    Became a Millionaire
    Buffet formed the firm Buffett Partnership Ltd. in his hometown of Omaha and it was incredibly successful, minting him as a billionaire.

  • Start of Berkshire Hathaway

    Start of Berkshire Hathaway
    Originally invested as "just another company," Buffett incidentally invested so much that he gained control of the textile company. It began to grow into an empire and Buffett expanded it by buying oil, insurance, and the media (The Washington Post).

  • Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

    Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
    President Obama awards Warren Buffet a Presidential Medal of Freedom for his service to improve American society and further the advancement of The States.

  • Prostate Cancel Diagnosis

    Prostate Cancel Diagnosis
    Buffett disclosed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He began undergoing radiation treatment and successfully completed his treatment that year

  • Biggest Philanthropic Gift Made

    Biggest Philanthropic Gift Made
    Announces that he will give away 85% of his entire fortune to the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation.