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Warren buffett, over the course of his life, was either intimately or remotely connected to a number of business tycoons, including the annenberg family, furniture dynamo rose blumkin, washington post chief kay graham, and bill gates and his family. A biography of american investor and philanthropist warren buffett, drawing from interviews with buffett, as well as his wife, children, friends, and business associates to look at his childhood, struggles and triumphs, and the principles and ideas that allowed him to become one of the worlds richest people. Lessons from warren buffetts 2008 shareholder letter the guru shared his thoughts on consistent focus, low yield and investment risk march 23, 2020 about. Buffett missed his chance to strike the type of highpriced rescue deals like the one he offered to g.
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