Mar 2, 2025
3 Timeless Investment Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter
Warren Buffett is a gifted teacher who explains complex topics in a digestible format. This year he touched on Berkshire Hathaway’s massive cash hoard, among other items.
PROFILE
Warren Buffett
CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Cl A)
$160.3B
$3B (1.88%)
Real Time Net Worth
as of 3/14/25
#6 in the world todayReflects change since 5 pm ET of prior trading day.
Photo by Timothy Archibald/The Forbes Collection
From the Editor
- 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 some $62 billion, mostly through the Gates Foundation and his kids' foundations.
- In 2010, he and Bill Gates launched the Giving Pledge, asking other billionaires to commit to donating at least half of their fortune to charitable causes.
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 94
- Source of Wealth
- Berkshire Hathaway, Self Made
- Residence
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital Status
- Widowed, Remarried
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Master of Science, Columbia University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Nebraska Lincoln
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In Their Own Words
Rational people don't risk what they have and need for what they don't have and don't need.
Warren Buffett
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