Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway into something remarkable� and Fortune journalist Carol Loomis had a front-row seat for it all. When Carol Loomis first mentioned a little-known Omaha hedge fund manager in a 1966 Fortune article, she didn�t dream that Warren Buffett would one day be considered the world�s greatest investor�nor that she and Buffett would quickly become close personal friends. As Buf�fett�s fortune and reputation grew over time, Loomis used her unique insight into Buffett�s thinking to chronicle his work for Fortune, writ�ing and proposing scores of stories that tracked his many accomplishments�and also his occa�sional mistakes. Now Loomis has collected and updated the best Buffett articles Fortune published between 1966 and 2012, including thirteen cover stories and a dozen pieces authored by Buffett himself. Loomis has provided commentary about each major arti�cle that supplies context and her own informed point of view. Readers will gain fresh insights into Buffett�s investment strategies and his thinking on management, philanthropy, public policy, and even parenting. Some of the highlights include: The 1966 A. W. Jones story in which Fortune first mentioned Buffett. The first piece Buffett wrote for the magazine, 1977�s �How Inf lation Swindles the Equity Investor.� Andrew Tobias�s 1983 article �Letters from Chairman Buffett,� the first review of his Berk�shire Hathaway shareholder letters. Buffett�s stunningly prescient 2003 piece about derivatives, �Avoiding a Mega-Catastrophe.� His unconventional thoughts on inheritance and philanthropy, including his intention to leave his kids �enough money so they would feel they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing.� Bill Gates�s 1996 article describing his early impressions of Buffett as they struck up their close friendship. Scores of Buffett books have been written, but none can claim this work�s combination of trust between two friends, the writer�s deep under�standing of Buffett�s world, and a very long-term perspective.
(less)Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway into something remarkable� and Fortune journalist Carol Loomis had a front-row seat for it all. When Carol Loomis first mentioned a little-known Omaha hedge fund manager in a 1966 Fortune article,
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