Buffett's Early Investment s investigates ten investments that legendary investor Warren
Buffett made in the 1950s and 1960s - earning him his first millions - and uncovers unique
insights in the process. Using the same documents Buffett used when he made these investments
the author reveals the fascinating inside stories of: - How Philadelphia and Reading
Buffett's largest investment in 1954 transformed from a declining coal company to a
diversified conglomerate whose stock went up twentyfold due to the intervention of Buffett's
mentor Ben Graham. - How Buffett and Charlie Munger made their first formal investment
together in Hochschild-Kohn. - How corporate governance issues actually presented serious risk
to Buffett's 1966 investment in Walt Disney. Other investments analyzed include American
Express British Columbia Power Cleveland Worsted Mills Greif Bros Marshall-Wells
Studebaker and Union Street Railway. Not all of these investments worked out-this book shows
why. Buffett's Early Investments helps readers understand how history's greatest ever
investor really made his returns in the years where he produced his best numbers.
