Warren Buffett

Auteur
Todd A. Finkle is the Pigott Professor of Entrepreneurship at Gonzaga University. He is also an investor, entrepreneur, speaker, and consultant who has worked with a wide range of organizations.

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Todd A. Finkle provides striking new insights into Warren Buffett's career through the lens of entrepreneurship. This book demonstrates that although Buffett is thought of primarily as an investor, one of the secrets to his success has been running Berkshire as an entrepreneur.

Résumé
Warren Buffett is perhaps the most accomplished investor of all time. The CEO and chair of Berkshire Hathaway has earned admiration for not only his financial feats but also the philosophy behind them. Todd A. Finkle provides striking new insights into Buffett's career through the lens of entrepreneurship. This book demonstrates that although Buffett is thought of primarily as an investor, one of the secrets to his success has been running Berkshire as an entrepreneur.

Finklea Buffett family friendshares his perspective on Buffett's early life and business ventures. The book traces the entrepreneurial paths that shaped Buffett's career, from selling gum door-to-door during childhood to forming Berkshire Hathaway and developing it into a global conglomerate through the imaginative deployment of financial instruments and creative deal making. Finkle considers Buffett's investment methodology, management strategy, and personal philosophy on building a rewarding life in terms of entrepreneurship. He also zeros in on Buffett's longtime business partner, Charlie Munger, and his contributions to Berkshire's success. Finkle draws key lessons from Buffett's mistakes as well as his successes, using these failures to explore the ways behavioral biases can affect investors and how to overcome them.

By viewing Buffett as an entrepreneur, this book offers readers a fresh take on one of the world's best-known financial titans.

Contenu
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. Early Life

1. Warren E. Buffett's Background
2. Early Influences, College, and Partnership Years
3. Charlie Munger
   Part II. Buffett's Secret Sauce
4. Berkshire's Value Investment Philosophy and Advice
5. Berkshire's Investment Methodology
6. Case Studies: GEICO and Apple
7. How to Make Better Investment Decisions
   Part III. The History of Berkshire Hathaway
8. Berkshire Hathaway: 19672009
9. Berkshire Hathaway: 20102020
   A New Decade for Berkshire
10. Buffett's Investing Mistakes
    Part IV. Warren Buffett: The Person
11. Shareholder Meetings, Life Advice, and Philanthropy
12. A Day with Warren Buffett
13. Berkshire Hathaway Looking Forward
    Appendix 1. Berkshire Hathaway and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets: 20162021
    Appendix 2. Berkshire Hathaway and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income: 20162021
    Appendix 3. Berkshire Hathaway and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: 20162021
    Appendix 4. Question-and-Answer Sessions with Warren Buffett in 2009 and 2011
    Notes
    Index