Geburtsdatum | Samstag, 30. August 1930 |
Geburtsort | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
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Beschreibung | Warren Edward Buffett (/ˈbʌfɪt/ BUFF-itt; geboren am 30. August 1930) ist ein amerikanischer Wirtschaftsmagnat, Investor und Philanthrop. Derzeit ist er Vorsitzender und CEO von Berkshire Hathaway. Er ist einer der erfolgreichsten Investoren der Welt und verfügt über ein Nettovermögen von über 100 Milliarden Dollar (Stand: November 2022), was ihn zum sechstreichsten Menschen der Welt macht. |
The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.
Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business.
When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact.
You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing.
The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on.
Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a good thing can be wonderful'.
I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.
Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.
Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We'll break out of it. It takes time.
Our favorite holding period is forever.
If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.
In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.
I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.
If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.
Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations.
Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.
