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.
Finkle-a Buffett family friend-shares 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.
By:
Todd A. Finkle
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780231207126
ISBN 10: 0231207123
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 27 June 2023
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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: 1967–2009 9. Berkshire Hathaway: 2010–2020 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: 2016–2021 Appendix 2. Berkshire Hathaway and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income: 2016–2021 Appendix 3. Berkshire Hathaway and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: 2016–2021 Appendix 4. Question-and-Answer Sessions with Warren Buffett in 2009 and 2011 Notes Index
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.
Reviews for Warren Buffett: Investor and Entrepreneur
Todd Finkle has shared his insights into the important life and career of Warren Buffett - a visionary entrepreneur whose view of the world was influenced by his Midwestern roots and early family life. We are grateful to Finkle for exploring this marvelous connection. -- Mark Pigott, executive chairman, PACCAR Inc Todd Finkle explains how Warren Buffett did it, and does it, in words that the average person (and the financial expert) can understand. It's a biography with a bonus: Details about Buffett's secret sauce, which, as he says, almost guarantees that you can get rich - slowly. -- Steve Jordon, author of <i>The Oracle & Omaha: How Warren Buffett And His Hometown Shaped Each Other</i> and former reporter and Warren Watch columnist, <i>The Omaha World-Herald</i>
- Runner-up for Axiom Business Book Award in Memoir and Biography 2023
