But about Warren Edward Buffett is all you can say. He is not only an extremely talented and intelligent man, but also has a great sense of humor and insight.
Born on this world's most famous investor, financial condition, according to preliminary data, is 44 billion U.S. dollars, in Omaha, Nebraska, August 30, 1930.
In his family, except it had two girls. His sisters loved little genius, but often, like any child, he had to share, especially when the house is going to children from other families. When Warren was five years old, his father - a prominent businessman and politician Howard Buffett gave him a nice car, it was made by hand by one of the most skilled craftsmen in the order, so another such was not there. Howard was very fond of this car and played with him every day, and after a game set in a large glass sideboard. Every morning, he fled to the secret place and take your favorite car, but once small Buffett was not found. In upset, he ran to his mother - Leila Stahl, but she explained to him that the toy loved son of a very powerful man, and he had to give in order to avoid conflict. Of course, the five-year child was very upset, but from that day he decided that he would do anything to become rich and famous. Because then he can buy thousands of these machines. And then he would not have to share with anyone. Warren Edward Buffett so he begged his father to teach him that the entrepreneurial skills. And despite his busy schedule, Howard agreed.
One year later, Edward had a chance to bring the whole theory, which superficially explained by his father in practice. A six year old boy on his pocket money, which even at that age was to receive from his father bought in the shop the whole package Cola. All six cans of soft drinks cost him 25 cents. He then sold the whole package, while increasing the cost of one bottle to five cents, 30 cents. The result was a further five cents of revenue and the first experience in the business field.
Exactly one year later Warren was to take the first steps towards the development of professional broker. He began going to the brokerage firm, which was owned by his father, and to carry out all possible assignments of senior Buffett. For example, one of his new duties was writing in chalk on the wooden board stock prices.
Simultaneously with the work at the exchange, young Warren Buffett held other type of business - he and his friends find lost golf balls, restored and resold them, getting a small profit.
When Uorrene Buffett was 11 years old, he took his father's money and bought his first shares Cities Service, paying USD 114. After several phases of fluctuations in share prices, the young Warren sold the securities, earning them $ 120, without deducting commission. After that, the head of the young Buffett began to appear more and more new ideas, which eventually had to bring him to his goal.
However, in 12 years in the boy's life was a global change. His father was a member of Congress, and the family moved to Washington Buffett. Young Warren does not like the new place of residence, in addition it greatly missed old friends, and ran away back to his home town. But the rebellious impulse quickly passed, and the boy returned to his family, finding his new occupation - selling newspapers.
In the 13 years he has managed to combine study at school and sending papers. Every morning before lessons Warren were transported about 500 copies of the "Washington Post." This work brought him $ 175 a month. Such activity is not that like the young man, but made him independent and gave a steady income. In addition, this work has helped him to postpone to 14 years around 1200 U.S. dollars, for which he acquired the land in Nebraska and began to take it to farmers in the lease.
In recent years, high school Buffett Jr. turned into new business. He bought decommissioned slot machines, the price of which varied from 25 to 75 dollars and along with his friend, who perfectly understood the mechanics repaired it. Then they began to install refurbished machines in hairdressing salon owners giving part of the money. Soon they began to receive $ 50-60 a week.
When the young man graduated from high school, it is "Business" has sold one of the businessmen for $ 1,200. Warren Buffett himself went to get further education in the School of Finance and Commerce, who was at the University of Pennsylvania. But there he studied for long, only two years. By the time he already knew a lot about the business, and the material that was taught in school, it was not enough, so Warren went to the famous University, which was located in the state of Nebraska.
During his studies, the young man went back to delivering newspapers, but did not distribute them himself, and led by the working process. In twenty years, Buffett has managed to acquire a solid state in 9800 dollars. Warren later studied at Columbia University in New York, Benjamin Graham, who had a lot to teach the talented student.
In early 1973, a successful businessman, using the exchange crisis , bought shares in the printed edition of "Washington Post" for 11 million dollars. In late 2004, Warren was appointed an independent director of Berkshire Hathaway. In 2008, Buffett wrote about the famous magazine Forbs, where he was in the rating of the richest and most influential people in the world.
Today, Warren Buffett - one of the wealthiest people on earth. But he spends a lot of money and to charity. He recently donated rewrote almost 75% of his fortune to the charitable funds.
Warren Edward Buffett - is the man of whom we can safely and confidently say that he is a "living legend" and a role model for many young people.