From the beginning,Buffer made his fortune from investing.He startedwith all the money he had made from selling pop,dehvering papers,and oper-ating pinball machines.Between 1950 and 1956,he grew his$9,800 kitty to$140,000.From there,he organized investment partnerships with his family andfriends.and then gradually drew in other investors through word of mouth andvery attractive terms.
Buffett'S goal was to top the Dow Jones Industrial Average by an averageof 10%a vear.Over the length of the Buffer partnership between 1957 and1969.Buffett’s investments grew at a compound annual rate of 29.5%,crushingthe Dow’S return of 7.4%over the sanle period. Buffett,s investment strategy mirrors his lifestyle and overall philosophy.He doesn,t collect houses or cars or works of art,and he disdains companies that waste money on such extravagances as limousines,private dining rooms,and high-priced real estate.He is a creature of habit——same house,same office,same city.same soda-a11d dislikes change.In his investments,that means holding onto“cOre holdings”such aS American Express,Coca·Cola,and The Washington Post Co.“forever”.
Buffett,s view of inherited money also departs from the nolTn.Critical ofthe selLindulgence of the super.rich,Buffer thinks of inheritances as“privatelyfunded food stamps”that keep children of the rich from leading normal,independent lives.With his own three kids,he gave them each$10,000 a year——the tax.deducdble limit-at ChristmaS.When he gave them a loan,they had to stgn a written agreement.When his daughter,also named Susie like her mother,needed$20 to park at the airport,he made her write him a check for it·
As for charity,Buffer’S strict standards have made it difficult for him to give much away.He evaluates charities the same way he looks for stocks:value for money return on invested capital.He haS established the Buffer Foundation,designed to accumulate money and gi
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全文翻译
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