BONUS: Charlie Munger: A Life of Wit and Wisdom 05/04/24

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, News, Investing, Business

4.2 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

“I’m an accidental guru.” He was irreverent, he was focused, he was one of the world’s most successful investors, and he was one of a kind. Billionaire investor Charlie Munger, the longtime right-hand man and close friend of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, died a few weeks shy of what would have been his 100th birthday. Becky Quick, Squawk Box co-host, interviewed Munger two weeks before his death in his home in Los Angeles. In this special conversation, Charlie Munger reflects on his century of life, the childhood traumas that shaped him, the investing wins and losses that made his career, and the perspective and knowledge he gained in his final years. For more, revisit our 2021 Squawk Pod series, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger: A Wealth of Wisdom. Squawk Pod is produced by Katie Kramer, Cameron Costa, Karoline Rouhotas and Zach Vallese. CNBC’s Managing Editor is Lacy O’Toole. John Lazration edited this podcast series.

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0:00.0	This is a special presentation of
0:04.8	C. NBC's Squawk Pod, the daily podcast that gives you the best of our
0:08.8	three-hour morning television show in an easy to listen to format. I'm Squawkbox producer Katie Kramer.
0:14.5	It's spring. We're in Omaha, Nebraska.
0:18.0	Hi, it's good to see you.
0:21.0	Good to see you.
0:22.0	Thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, the faithful have arrived in town for the corporate annual
0:27.9	meeting unlike any other, the Woodstock for capitalists gathering...
0:31.6	Thank you. stock for capitalists gathering. To hear directly from Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha,
0:38.0	in a multi-hour long session of questions on business and life.
0:45.0	And in honor of that gathering
0:48.0	and in memory of one who won't be there,
0:50.0	we are sharing with you our special podcast on the life of 99-year-old
0:54.3	billionaire Charlie Munger. The close friend of Buffett and longtime vice chair
0:58.2	of Berkshire Hathaway died in late 2023 just a few weeks shy of his 100th birthday.
1:03.3	What I am is a lover of the progress of civilization.
1:07.8	That turns me out.
1:09.2	Becky Quick, co-host of Squack,
1:11.1	and moderator of shareholder questions at the Berkshire annual meeting,
1:14.1	conducted her last interview with Munger just before his death.
1:17.6	We're bringing it to you here in an extended format.
1:20.4	This is Charlie Munger, a life of wit and wisdom, and Becky Quick takes things from here.
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