Warren Buffett´s Life Timeline

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  • Birth

    Birth
    Born in Omaha, Nebraska

  • First investment

    First investment
    Warren was only 11 years old when he made his first investment. He bought 3 shares of Cities Service at $38 per share. This early lesson taught him to have patience in investing

  • First tax return

    First tax return
    At the age of 13, Buffett filed his first tax return for income from newspaper routes.

  • College

    College
    Buffett enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 16 to study business. He stayed two years, moved to the University of Nebraska to finish up his degree, and emerged from college at age 20 with nearly $10,000 from his childhood businesses.

  • Buffett Partnership Ltd.

    Buffett Partnership Ltd.
    In 1956, Buffet formed the firm Buffett Partnership Ltd. in his hometown of Omaha. Utilizing the techniques learned from Graham, he was successful in identifying undervauled companies and became a millionaire.

  • Expanding the company

    Expanding the company
    Despite the success of Buffett Partnership, its founder dissolved the firm in 1969 to focus on the development of Berkshire Hathaway. He phased out its textile manufacturing division, instead expanding the company by buying assets in media (The Washington Post), insurance (GEICO) and oil (Exxon).

  • Director of company

    Director of company
    Following Berkshire Hathaway's significant investment in Coca-Cola, Buffett became director of the company from 1989 until 2006. He has also served as director of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Graham Holdings Company and The Gillette Company.

  • Charitable donation

    Charitable donation
    In June 2006, Buffett made an announcement that he would be giving his entire fortune away to charity, committing 85 percent of it to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

  • Cancer

    Cancer
    In 2012, Buffett disclosed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He began undergoing radiation treatment in July, and successfully completed his treatment in November.

  • Right to vote

    Right to vote
    In 2016, Buffett launched Drive2Vote, a web site aimed at encouraging people in his Nebraska community to exercise their right to vote - and to assist in registering and driving voters to a polling location if they needed a ride.