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Warren Buffett
Warren Edward Buffett is an American investor and philanthropist who is the chairman and former CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in the world. According to Forbes, as of January 2026, Buffett's estimated net worth stood at US$148.9 billion, making him the ninth-richest person in the world.
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“s ability to retain corporate clients and said,”
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Radiomundo En Perspectiva: "Poder Ejecutivo estudia colocar advertencias en bebidas alcohólicas" y "The Giving Pledge (El compromiso de dar), por Bill Gates y Warren Buffett"
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New York Post: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway boosts stake in Google parent Alphabet by whopping 83%
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Yahoo Finance: Warren Buffett has a stark message for stock market investors
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The Motley Fool: 3 Obvious Reasons Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Owns Nearly 152 Million Shares in This Winning Financial Stock
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Yahoo: This ETF Copies Buffett’s Portfolio and Pays You Monthly. Why Buffett Would Never.
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Yahoo Finance: Investors Are Getting Greedy. Warren Buffett Might Think They are "Playing With Fire."
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24/7 Wall St.: Investors Trust Nancy Pelosi Almost as Much as Warren Buffett for Investment Ideas. Here's Why
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Yahoo: The Stock Market Just Made a Move That Warren Buffett Has Warned About. History Says Investors Should Make This 1 Move.
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The Motley Fool: Anthropic's IPO Could Arrive in September. This Warren Buffett Advice From 1996 Shows What to Do Next.
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Mshale: Por Qué Warren Buffett ESTÁ VENDIENDO El S&P500? -y Tú DEBERÍAS Hacer Lo Mismo AHORA Fc Porto (SRXeyz22VW)
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TradingView: Tres acciones de Warren Buffett para comprar y mantener para siempre
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TradingView: Three Warren Buffett stocks to buy and hold forever
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The Motley Fool: Prediction: Greg Abel Will Continue Holding This Berkshire Hathaway Stock That Warren Buffett Backed for Decades
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Investopedia: Warren Buffett’s Tips for Managing Market Volatility and Making Smart Investment Choices
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South China Morning Post: Will Warren Buffett’s firm lose its aura in China as he steps back?
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Snopes rated the claim “Billionaire investor Warren Buffett criticized U.S. President Donald Trump and warned of martial law while on a studio television broadcast in May 2026.” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Marc Cuban were caught by DOGE auditor Joe Barron for receiving $250 in quarterly payments from Biden's Treasury Department to the tune of $4 billion in total” Trolling.
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Snopes rated the claim “A Department of Government Efficiency investigation found billionaires Mark Cuban, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett participated in a "pay-for-play scandal" with former President Joe Biden's Treasury Department.” Labeled Satire.
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The company announced the appointment of Abel as president and CEO, effective January 1, 2026, with Buffett remaining chairman
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Buffett requested that the board appoint Greg Abel to succeed him as CEO of the company by the end of the year
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Warren Buffett acquired Tesla for $1 trillion in April 2025.” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Warren Buffett President Trump making best decisions in 50 years” No Proof.
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Snopes rated the claim “Warren Buffett has given more than $500 million to Ukraine.” False.
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He sold it for $7.5 million (equivalent to $9,616,022 in 2025) in 2018.
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Snopes rated the claim “Multi-Billionaire Warren Buffett said, "There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning."” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “In May 2024, U.S. billionaire investor Warren Buffett said, "If you don’t like paying taxes, make billionaires pay their fair share and you would never have to pay taxes again."” Incorrect Attribution.
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Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated the claim “Warren Buffett Promoting Bitcoin Websites !!(Video)” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “A March 19, 2023, tweet displayed a photograph of "private jets" owned by bank CEOs who had flown to Omaha, Nebraska, "to get bought out by Warren Buffett."” Labeled Satire.
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Reported net worth: $117.2B (as of 2023).
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Warren Buffett Earns $1500 crore from Google annually” False.
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“I have not emotionally or legally adopted you as a grandchild, nor have the rest of my family adopted you as a niece or a cousin”
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By 2022, she and Buffett had reconciled.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Warren Buffett asked people to forward a chain email about the "Congressional Reform Act of 2019."” Pants on Fire.
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Berkshire Hathaway was fined $896,000 (equivalent to $1,218,555 in 2025) for failing to report as required the December 9, 2013, purchase of shares in USG Corporation
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The price of Berkshire Hathaway's shares hit $200,000 a share (equivalent to $271,999 in 2025) for the first time, capitalizing the company at $328 billion (equivalent to $446,078,155,749 in 2025)
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That the Press of Atlantic City would be sold to Buffett's BH Media Group by ABARTA, a private holding company based in Pittsburgh, U
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“great—as if I were in my normal excellent health—and my energy level is 100 percent”
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Barack Obama (2011).
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Goldman Sachs was given Federal Reserve approval to buy back Berkshire's preferred stock in Goldman
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With Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, whereby billionaires pledge to give away at least half of their fortunes
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Buffett acquired Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp
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Gates regained the top position on the Forbes list, with Buffett shifted to second place
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“fallen off a cliff ... Not only has the economy slowed down a lot, but people have really changed their habits like I haven”
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Buffett divested his failed investment in ConocoPhillips
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Berkshire Hathaway acquired 10 percent of perpetual preferred stock of Goldman Sachs
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Buffett became the richest person in the world, garnering a total net worth estimated at $62 billion (equivalent to $92,712,519,320 in 2025) by Forbes and at $58 billion (equivalent to $86,731,066,461 in 2025) by Yahoo,
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Buffett made a bet with numerous managers that a simple S&P 500 index fund will outperform hedge funds that charge exorbitant fees
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“when trillions of dollars are managed by Wall Streeters charging high fees, it will usually be the managers who reap outsized profits, not the clients”
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In a letter to shareholders, Buffett announced that he was looking for a younger successor, or perhaps successors, to run his investment business
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That he had allocated capital too early resulting in suboptimal deals
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Buffett disowned his son Peter's adopted daughter, Nicole, in 2006 after she participated in the Jamie Johnson documentary The One Percent about the growing economic inequality between the wealthy and the average citizen in the United States.
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In 2006, he sponsored a bridge match for the Buffett Cup.
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In 2006, on his 76th birthday, Buffett married his longtime companion, Astrid Menks, who was then 60 years old—she had lived with him since his wife's departure to San Francisco in 1977.
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His 2006 annual salary was about $100,000 (equivalent to $159,706 in 2025), which is small compared to senior executive remuneration in comparable companies.
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The AIG board forced Greenberg to resign from his post as chairman and CEO after New York state regulators claimed that AIG had engaged in questionable transactions and improper accounting
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Buffett entered in $11 billion (equivalent to $19,690,101,758 in 2025) worth of forward contracts to deliver U
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Buffett sold the jet prior to mid-1999 and has since usually flown with Berkshire's flight services businesses.
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Peaked at $86 (equivalent to $170 in 2025), raised questions
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Buffett acquired General Re (Gen Re) as a subsidiary in a deal that presented difficulties – according to the Rational Walk investment website, "underwriting standards proved to be inadequate", while a "problematic deriv
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A scandal involving John Gutfreund (former CEO of Salomon Brothers) surfaced
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In 1989, after spending nearly $6.7 million (equivalent to $17,402,013 in 2025) of Berkshire's funds on a private jet, Buffett named it "The Indefensible", later renamed "The Indispensable".
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Buffett began buying The Coca-Cola Company stock, eventually purchasing up to 7% of the company for $1
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Berkshire Hathaway purchased a 12% stake in Salomon Inc
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Surprising the media industry, as ABC was four times bigger than Capital Cities at the time
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The last of the mills that had been the core business of Berkshire Hathaway was sold
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Fellow investor and long-time business associate Charlie Munger joined Buffett as vice-chairman
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Berkshire indirectly purchased the Buffalo Evening News for $32
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The SEC opened a formal investigation into Buffett and Berkshire's acquisition of Wesco Financial, due to possible conflict of interest
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Berkshire began to acquire stock in the Washington Post Company
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He also owned a vacation home in Laguna Beach, California, which he purchased for $150,000 in 1971 (equivalent to $1,192,482 in 2025).
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“You couldn't advance in a finance department in this country unless you taught that the world was flat.”
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“When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever.”
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Buffet became the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway's board of directors and wrote the first of his annual letter to shareholders
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“In terms of cryptocurrencies, generally, I can say with almost certainty that they will come to a bad ending.”
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“I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: if you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.”
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“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.”
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“I'll tell you why I like the cigarette business. ... It costs a penny to make. Sell it for a dollar. It's addictive. And there's fantastic brand loyalty.”
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“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
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“People will always try to stop you doing the right thing if it is unconventional.”
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Career landmark: chief executive officer (1970).
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“You want to be greedy when others are fearful. You want to be fearful when others are greedy. It's that simple. ... They're pretty fearful. In fact, in my adult lifetime, I don't think I've ever seen people as fearful economically as they are right now.”
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“I call investing the greatest business in the world ... because you never have to swing. You stand at the plate, the pitcher throws you General Motors at 47! U.S. Steel at 39! and nobody calls a strike on you. There's no penalty except opportunity lost. All day you wait for the pitch you like; then when the fielders are asleep, you step up and hit it.”
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“It's class warfare. My class is winning, but they shouldn't be.”
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“Wall Street is the only place that people ride to work in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway.”
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“Love is the greatest advantage a parent can give.”
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“Success in investing doesn't correlate with I.Q. once you're above the level of 125. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing.”
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“Se você não conhece a jóia, conheça o joalheiro.”
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“Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good results.”
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“There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning.”
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When he purchased the Omaha Sun from Stanford Lipsey in 1969, Buffett volunteered to become the first non-Jewish member of Omaha's Highland Club, to set an example of nondiscrimination.
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Buffett liquidated the partnership and transferred their assets to his partners including shares of Berkshire Hathaway
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Berkshire paid out its first and only dividend of 10 cents
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Buffett closed the partnership to new money
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When Buffett's partnerships began purchasing Berkshire aggressively, they paid $14
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Buffett became a millionaire with the success of his partnerships, which by then had grown to 11 entities and held nearly $7
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Buffett revealed that 35% of the partnership's assets were invested in the Sanborn Map Company
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(equivalent to $502 in 2025), but the company's investment portfolio was worth $65 per share (equivalent to $725 in 2025)
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In 1958, Buffett purchased a five-bedroom stucco house in Omaha, where he still lives, for US$31,500 (equivalent to $351,514 in 2025).
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Buffett operated three investment partnerships
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And his investment firm eventually acquired textile manufacturer Berkshire Hathaway, applying its name to a diversified holding company
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Benjamin Graham retired and closed his partnership
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Buffett accepted a job at Benjamin Graham's partnership
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She was followed by Howard (b. 1954) and Peter (b. 1958).
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In 1952, Buffett married Susan at Dundee Presbyterian Church.
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Buffett discovered that Graham was on the board of GEICO insurance
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Studied at Columbia Business School, Master of Science (1951).
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Studied at University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Bachelor of Science (1950).
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In 1949, Buffett developed a crush on a young woman whose boyfriend had a ukulele.
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Buffett developed a crush on a young woman whose boyfriend had a ukulele
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Where his senior yearbook picture reads: "likes math; a future stockbroker"
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Sold the business to a war veteran for $1,200 (equivalent to $17,303 in 2025)
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Studied at Jackson-Reed High School (1947).
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Studied at The Wharton School (1947).
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Buffett matriculated at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
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Before graduating from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln at 20
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As a high school sophomore, Buffett and a friend spent $25 (equivalent to $447 in 2025) to purchase a used pinball machine, which they placed in the local barber shop
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Buffett took a $35 deduction (equivalent to $640 in 2025) for the use of his bicycle and watch on his paper route
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His father was elected to the first of four terms in the United States Congress, and after moving with his family to Washington, D
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In Omaha, Nebraska, as the second of three children and the only son of Congressman Howard Buffett and his wife, Leila (née Stahl) Buffett
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Born 1930-08-30.
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“PBS Newshour (27 June 2017) Confidence comes back one at a time, but fear, is instantaneous. Interview with Tae Kim, CNBC, (12 September 2018) In terms of cryptocurrencies, generally, I can say with almost certainty that they will come to a bad ending. Quoted in Warren Buffett Predicts ‘Bad Ending’ for Bitcoin — Is It a Doomed Investment? (2018) === Berkshire Hathaway 2025 Shareholder meeting (3 May 2025) === Video:”
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Studied at University of Pennsylvania.
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Studied at New York Institute of Finance.
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