TIP 064 : Warren Buffett's Biography (Business Podcast)

The Investor's Podcast (We Study Billionaires) - The Investor’s Podcast Network

Stig Brodersen

Investing, Education, Business

4.6 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2015

⏱️ 48 minutes

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: How Warren Buffett already read financial statements when he was kid. Why Warren Buffett was sitting behind the counter at the local steakhouse collecting receipts, and how that lead to one of his best investments. How a gentleman that counted sheets of toilet paper convinced Warren Buffett to work with him. Why Warren Buffett never replaces management in the companies he acquirers. How Warren Buffett picked the CEO of Salomon Brothers in a simple, yet very orthodox way. Ask the Investors: How do you generate ideas for new stock investments? BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Check out our five-page executive summary of Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist. Roger Lowenstein’s book, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist – Read reviews of this book. 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0:00.0	We study billionaires and this is episode 64 of the Investors Podcast.
0:06.0	Broadcasting from Bel Air, Maryland. This is the Investors Podcast.
0:14.0	They'll read the books and summarize the lessons. They'll test the waters.
0:18.0	Tell you what it's called. They'll give you actionable investing strategies.
0:23.0	Your host Preston Pish and St. Broderson.
0:29.0	Hey, how's everybody doing out there? This is Preston Pish and I'm your host for the Investors Podcast.
0:34.0	And as usual, I'm accompanied by my co-host St. Broderson, out in Denmark.
0:38.0	We've got a really good book as usual that we're going to be talking about today.
0:43.0	And the name of that book is Buffett, the making of an American capitalist.
0:48.0	And this is really one of two major biographies that I would recommend.
0:53.0	I'm sure there's a bunch of biographies out there that we haven't even touched.
0:56.0	But really the two main ones that are out there are this book here.
1:00.0	And this one's written by Roger Lowestein.
1:03.0	And the name of it again is Buffett, the making of an American capitalist.
1:06.0	And then the other book is called The Snowball, which I've also read and Stig,
1:10.0	you've also read The Snowball as well, correct?
1:13.0	Yeah, I love that book.
1:14.0	Yeah, so that's another good one.
1:16.0	Of the two, I would say I might be biased just because I just read this one.
1:20.0	But I think I like this one maybe a little bit more.
1:23.0	What's your thought, Stig?
1:25.0	Which one did you enjoy more of the two?
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