August 30, 1930 Warren Edward Buffett was born in Omaha (Nebraska, u. s. a.) on August 30, 1930, is an American entrepreneur nicknamed the Oracle of Omaha. In 2008, with assets estimated at 62 billion dollars, Forbes magazine has ranked as the richest man in the world. Through investment strategies taught by Benjamin Graham, called the "Value investing", i.e. the search for undervalued stocks to buy and hold for long periods, Warren Buffett has acquired major stakes in giants like Coca-cola, Gillette, McDonald's, Kirby Company and Walt Disney. In 2006 donated 37 billion dollars (70% of its capital) in beneficial actions to help the people of the third world.
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