Warren Buffet: Financier profiles the life story of this famous investor and businessman. In 1945, after expanding his paper route from one route to five, 13-year-old Warren Buffet saved $1,200 and purchased 40 acres of Nebraska farmland as an investment. Thus began one of the most successful finance careers of the past century. Through savvy business decisions and a respect for living modestly, Warren Buffet has become a billionaire. His holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns and operates diverse and successful businesses ranging from GEICO insurance to Benjamin Moore paints.

 

This book is part of a book series called Ferguson Career Biographies .

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Facts On File Inc .

Bernard Ryan, Jr. , is the author or coauthor of more than 30 books in many different subject areas. He has written Ferguson Career Biographies of Condoleezza Rice, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Stephen Hawking, and Jeff Bezos.