Investment career Warren Buffett
1 investment career 1.1 business career 1.2 assuming berkshire 1.3 billionaire 1.4 2007-08 financial crisis 1.5 capitalized berkshire investment career early business career buffett worked 1951 1954 @ buffett-falk & co. investment salesman; 1954 1956 @ graham-newman corp. securities analyst; 1956 1969 @ buffett partnership, ltd. general partner , 1970, chairman , ceo of berkshire hathaway inc. in april 1952, buffett discovered graham on board of geico insurance. taking train washington, d.c. on saturday, knocked on door of geico s headquarters until janitor admitted him. there met lorimer davidson, geico s vice president, , 2 discussed insurance business hours. davidson become buffett s lifelong friend , lasting influence, , later recall found buffett extraordinary man after fifteen minutes. buffett wanted work on wall street; however, both father , ben graham urged him not to. offered work graham free, graham refused. buffett returned omaha , worked stockbroker while taking dale...