Warren Edward Buffett (1930) is an American business magnate, global investor, and philanthropist.
He is the most successful investor of the 20th century;
Buffett is the main Shareholder, Chairperson, and Managing Director (CEO) of Berkshire Hathaway;
He is one of the richest people in the World as well one of the most influential at a global level;
From their business vision; we can highlight two
features: a near obsession in what he calls “value investing” and austerity, being one of the richest men in the World has recently stated that he has a salary of 100,000 USD;
Buffett became a millionaire in 1962 by acquiring shares of the textile company Berkshire Hathaway; later he sold them obtaining a million dollars in profits;
In 1988, Buffett bought 7% of Coca-Cola. Currently, he has nearly 20%;
In 2009, he purchased a Railway company for 44,000 million dollars;
Warren Buffett also has 15% shares of Wells Fargo, 10% of American Express, 9% of Procter and Gamble, 6% of Kraft Foods, 5% of IBM, 3% of Wal-Mart;