Big Thinkers Series - Warren Buffett - Getting Rich Is Super Easy - S2EPI - 150
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 150
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Big Thinkers Series - Warren Buffett - Getting Rich Is Super Easy
Warren Buffett CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Cl A)$117.7B$251M (0.21%)Real Time Net Worth as of 8/1/23#6 in the world today About Warren Buffett
- Known as the "Oracle of Omaha," Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time.
- Buffett runs Berkshire Hathaway, which owns dozens of companies, including insurer Geico, battery maker Duracell and restaurant chain Dairy Queen.
- The son of a U.S. congressman, he first bought stock at age 11 and first filed taxes at age 13.
- He has promised to donate over 99% of his wealth. So far he has given more than $51 billion, mostly to the Gates Foundation and his kids' foundations.
- In 2010, he and Bill Gates launched the Giving Pledge, asking billionaires to commit to donating at least half of their wealth to charitable causes.
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