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This is Fast Money. I'm Melissa Lee. Coming to you live from Studio B at the Nasak on the

Des Moines,

Nite, D'Anathamie, and Julie Beal. We've got breaking news at this hour, Charlie Munger,

Warren Buffett's right-hand man and the former vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

has passed away at the age of 99. He was just over a month away from turning 100 years old.

Our Becky quick looks back at Munger's long life

and his under-recognized role in helping Warren Buffett

become one of the richest people on earth.

Charlie Munger was best known as Warren Buffett's right-hand man.

They're investing partnership dating back decades.

I would say that every time I'm with Charlie,

I've got at least some new

slant on an idea that that causes me to rethink certain things and

we've had absolutely we've had so much fun in the partnership over the years.

It's been almost hilarious.

It's been so much fun.

Buffett credits the Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman with teaching him the importance of paying up for high quality

businesses. When he weaned me away from the idea of buying very social

companies at very cheap prices knowing that there was some small profit and looking

for really wonderful businesses that we could buy in fair prices.

It's not that much fun to buy a business where you really hope this sucker liquidates before it goes broke.

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