The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
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Summary
Here is THE book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world， Warren Buffett。 The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir， but now he has allowed one writer， Alice Schroeder， unprecedented access to explore directly with him and with those closest to him his work， opinions， struggles， triumphs， follies， and wisdom。 The result is the personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as “The Oracle of Omaha。”
Although the media track him constantly， Buffett himself has never told his full life story。 His reality is private， especially by celebrity standards。 Indeed， while the homespun persona that the public sees is true as far as it goes， it goes only so far。 Warren Buffett is an array of paradoxes。 He set out to prove that nice guys can finish first。 Over the years he treated his investors as partners， acted as their steward， and championed honesty as an investor， CEO， board member， essayist， and speaker。 At the same time he became the world’s richest man， all from the modest Omaha headquarters of his company Berkshire Hathaway。 None of this fits the term “simple。”
When Alice Schroeder met Warren Buffett she was an insurance industry analyst and a gifted writer known for her keen perception and business acumen。 Her writings on finance impressed him， and as she came to know him she realized that while much had been written on the subject of his investing style， no one had moved beyond that to explore his larger philosophy， which is bound up in a complex personality and the details of his life。 Out of this came his decision to cooperate with her on the book about himself that he would never write。
Never before has Buffett spent countless hours responding to a writer’s questions， talking， giving complete access to his wife， children， friends， and business associates—opening his files， recalling his childhood。 It was an act of courage， as The Snowball makes immensely clear。 Being human， his own life， like most lives， has been a mix of strengths and frailties。 Yet notable though his wealth may be， Buffett’s legacy will not be his ranking on the scorecard of wealth; it will be his principles and ideas that have enriched people’s lives。 This book tells you why Warren Buffett is the most fascinating American success story of our time。
Although the media track him constantly， Buffett himself has never told his full life story。 His reality is private， especially by celebrity standards。 Indeed， while the homespun persona that the public sees is true as far as it goes， it goes only so far。 Warren Buffett is an array of paradoxes。 He set out to prove that nice guys can finish first。 Over the years he treated his investors as partners， acted as their steward， and championed honesty as an investor， CEO， board member， essayist， and speaker。 At the same time he became the world’s richest man， all from the modest Omaha headquarters of his company Berkshire Hathaway。 None of this fits the term “simple。”
When Alice Schroeder met Warren Buffett she was an insurance industry analyst and a gifted writer known for her keen perception and business acumen。 Her writings on finance impressed him， and as she came to know him she realized that while much had been written on the subject of his investing style， no one had moved beyond that to explore his larger philosophy， which is bound up in a complex personality and the details of his life。 Out of this came his decision to cooperate with her on the book about himself that he would never write。
Never before has Buffett spent countless hours responding to a writer’s questions， talking， giving complete access to his wife， children， friends， and business associates—opening his files， recalling his childhood。 It was an act of courage， as The Snowball makes immensely clear。 Being human， his own life， like most lives， has been a mix of strengths and frailties。 Yet notable though his wealth may be， Buffett’s legacy will not be his ranking on the scorecard of wealth; it will be his principles and ideas that have enriched people’s lives。 This book tells you why Warren Buffett is the most fascinating American success story of our time。
Reviews
Arthur Krause
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The Book is „ok“。 It is interesting about the person and his life。 It is very very very detailed about his life。 When he did what。 Unfortunately， not much of great learnings， advices， summaries etc。 however， Interesting。 Seems to be a funny dude。
Muhammad Furqan
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An excellent book that not only explains how to build a business empire but also explains how to build a personal brand。 There are some great learnings about business， life， relationships， and philanthoropy in this book。
Charles Sunnucks
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Its impressive， how despite so much change in the world， this book has aged well
Rahul Mahindru
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There is no other better way to learn about “Warren Buffett”。 It gave me insight into Buffett’s life that I wouldn’t have got just by listening his views through different other channels like Shareholder’s meetings， interviews or his letters。 Great work by the author！
Adrian
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I like it。
Keven Wang
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Masterpiece
Becky
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Not a bad book， just hard for me to read much in one sitting。。。。 which made reading this book take forever。
Jag
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Interesting， insightful， and very well written。 A clever author。
Deborah
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Such a long comprehensive account of his life， the world of finance and the times！ Just remarkably written
Apurva Parashar
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Warren Buffet is the end all be all， when it comes to the world of value investing。 This book is just a testament to how he has stayed true to his thoughts and built his empire Berkshire Hathway。 It also gives the reader an insight into all the sacrifices that him & his family have had to make to see that dream become a reality。 Engaging and inspiring read， would highly recommend。
Garvit
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This is a really good book。 Starting right from Warren's childhood to him becoming the richest person alive in 2008，this book covers the entirety of Buffet's experience。 How various events shaped his life， and what made him the person he is now has been portrayed in a really good way in this book。 The only con of this book is that it's a bit long， and after sometime the book becomes monotonous， mostly because of its length。 Definitely an exciting read！ This is a really good book。 Starting right from Warren's childhood to him becoming the richest person alive in 2008，this book covers the entirety of Buffet's experience。 How various events shaped his life， and what made him the person he is now has been portrayed in a really good way in this book。 The only con of this book is that it's a bit long， and after sometime the book becomes monotonous， mostly because of its length。 Definitely an exciting read！ 。。。more
Noor Ali
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The most comprehensive biography you can find out there about the life of Warren Buffett。 It tackles his life from childhood till the late 2000s。 The book is gripping from the beginning。 One of my favorite bits in the book is the bathtub memory method。 This technique was mentioned multiple times in the book and explains a lot about Buffet’s personality and his disposition towards his personal life and his career。“He never dwelled on the unpleasant。 He would later come to think of his memory as f The most comprehensive biography you can find out there about the life of Warren Buffett。 It tackles his life from childhood till the late 2000s。 The book is gripping from the beginning。 One of my favorite bits in the book is the bathtub memory method。 This technique was mentioned multiple times in the book and explains a lot about Buffet’s personality and his disposition towards his personal life and his career。“He never dwelled on the unpleasant。 He would later come to think of his memory as functioning like a bathtub。 The tub filled with ideas and experiences and matters that interested him。 When he had no more use for information， whoosh—the plug popped up， and the memory drained away。 If new information about a subject appeared， it would replace the old version。 If he didn’t want to think about something at all， down the drain it went。 Certain events， facts， memories， and even people appeared to vanish。 Painful memories were the first to be flushed。 The bathtub memory’s efficiency freed up enormous amounts of space for the new and the productive。 Buffett thought of the bathtub memory as a helper that allowed him to “look forward，” rather than “looking backward” all the time like his mother。 And it allowed him， at the age of twenty-six， to ruminate in depth on business to the exclusion of almost everything else—in pursuit of his goal of becoming a millionaire。”I also enjoyed the analysis of his relationship with his parents。 It’s very interesting。 The only shortcoming of the book was its length。 The book was too long and could have been shorter， if the unnecessary parts were eliminated。 。。。more
Pheebs Hsu
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This book is poorly written。 The writing style makes it very difficult to read through 800 something pages… Someone might disagree but for anyone who is as significant as Warren Buffett there must be so many things to say。 From this book， however， you see a straight-forward description on each event， sometimes mixed with some other people’s feelings who barely has anything to do with the event。 Very confusing。 Yet anyone who reads it can still be inspired because it’s Buffett’s life story。 Not s This book is poorly written。 The writing style makes it very difficult to read through 800 something pages… Someone might disagree but for anyone who is as significant as Warren Buffett there must be so many things to say。 From this book， however， you see a straight-forward description on each event， sometimes mixed with some other people’s feelings who barely has anything to do with the event。 Very confusing。 Yet anyone who reads it can still be inspired because it’s Buffett’s life story。 Not sure whether googling “Warren Buffett” will do the better work。 。。。more
Rob
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Pretty solid propaganda about one of the most successful businessmen in American history。 One can't help but be impressed by his drive， his vision， and his intellect。 I call it propaganda because the book was written with Buffett's full cooperation （and oversight it seems）， but Schroeder does occasionally offer some criticism of Buffett。 Usually， however， any criticism is quickly dismissed as trivial。I don't think I would recommend this because of its length。 Only if you were very interested in Pretty solid propaganda about one of the most successful businessmen in American history。 One can't help but be impressed by his drive， his vision， and his intellect。 I call it propaganda because the book was written with Buffett's full cooperation （and oversight it seems）， but Schroeder does occasionally offer some criticism of Buffett。 Usually， however， any criticism is quickly dismissed as trivial。I don't think I would recommend this because of its length。 Only if you were very interested in stocks/the man himself。 Most people would probably get bored by this much depth。 I must admit I found several sections to be tedious。 I would not have been able to plow through The Snowball if I didn't have it on audiobook。 。。。more
Dmitry Loktev
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Лень и загулы не давали мне вернуться к отзыву об этой замечательной книге。 Я ругаю себя， но не сильно: заново её пролистав и выписав все заметки （получилось 20 страниц！） мне удалось повторить все важные для меня концепты。 О чём книга？Логично， что о биографии Баффета。 Это авторизированная биография， во время её написания автор проработала с Баффетом более пяти （！） лет， общаясь с ним по телефону и во время личных встреч。 Насколько я дотошный до деталей， но даже мне было утомительно разбираться в Лень и загулы не давали мне вернуться к отзыву об этой замечательной книге。 Я ругаю себя， но не сильно: заново её пролистав и выписав все заметки （получилось 20 страниц！） мне удалось повторить все важные для меня концепты。 О чём книга？Логично， что о биографии Баффета。 Это авторизированная биография， во время её написания автор проработала с Баффетом более пяти （！） лет， общаясь с ним по телефону и во время личных встреч。 Насколько я дотошный до деталей， но даже мне было утомительно разбираться в хитросплетениях того， какой менеджер что сказал другому в одной из 50 компаний Баффета на пряже в Лос-Анжелесе осенью 1972。 Раз это авторизированная биография， очевидно， там мало критики Баффета。 Конечно， для меня он легенда。 Совершенно точно ролевая модель。 Но где-то， даже за нейтральностью формулировок （не так как в Медузе， то есть） мы можем видеть поведение Баффета， которое кто-то с каких-то позиций мог пожурить。 Для меня было откровением， что герой книги настолько любил деньги и был настолько скупым。 В книге описывается случай， как в аэропорту подруга попросила 10 центов на звонок по телефону， у Баффета было всего 25 центов одной монетой， и он занервничал， т。к。 не смог придумать， как их быстро разменять。Поймал очередное подтверждение， что для брака it’s just unnatural длиться более 10-20 лет。 Ну просто такого не бывает。 Даже у такого мастодонта рациональности и взвешенного темперамента， как Баффет。 Если квартирный вопрос не стоит – люди расходятся。 У Баффета было «элегантное» решение: разойтись с женой в реальности， оставаясь супругами на публике。 На практике， он жил с жещиной моложе его на 16 лет， которая была для него кухаркой-стиралкой， а его формальная жена также жила с тренером по теннису。 Из современного мира подтверждений тоже куча: Безос， Гейтс – все расходятся。 И， я уверен， что с точки зрения мужских потребностей， они их справляли и будучи в браке。 That’s just how the world runs。 Предельная концентрация на бизнесе и деньгах сделали из Баффета и плохого отца。 Его дети мягко говоря не росли очень успешными。 Сын занялся фермерством после того， как провалил университет и потыкался по паре-тройке работ。 Дочь неудачно вышла замуж。 Про сына интересно， что он работал на ферме， которую предварительно купил Баффет и… сдавал ему в аренду。 Впрочем， моя собственная позиция здесь не до конца очерчена и я могу понять логику Баффета。 Он сам говорил， что давать большие деньги детям против его представлений о справедливости。 Они не должны получить доступ ко всем его богатствам просто потому что выиграли в лотерее яичников （ака родились в правильной семье）。 Он даст им хорошие условия – дальше сами。 Вообще про благотворительность у Баффета долгое время по жизни была позиция: если я помогу вам， то как откажу всем остальным？ А помочь всем я не могу。 Позже он предаст более 90% своего состояния в благотворительный фонд Билла Гейтса， который уже будет спасать мир системно， а не перечислением денег на точечные операции。Понятно， что книга намного шире， чем пара мыслей， о которых я вспомнил случайным образом в параграфах выше。 Она， понятно， об инвестициях， о менеджменте， об отношении к детям （коснулись）， о браке， о здоровье， смерти и старости （и он и его жена перенесли рак）， о Чарли Мангере， о выборе карьеры。 Я бы хотел интегрировать очень многое в себя из того， как жил и как думал Баффет。Три мыслиДлинный фокус решает。 Длинный фокус помогает достигать сложносоставных целей， дающих большие плоды。 Этот концепт пронизывает все сферы человеческой деятельности: от отношения к здоровью， до брака и заканчивая инвестированием и бизнесом。 Природа сделала человека короткофокусным， нам сложно держать концентрацию на одном предмете， деятельности， человеке долго。 Наша нервная система требует переключения внимания， эмоций， деятельности， нам быстро становится скучно， мы забываем。 Побеждает же человек， способный откладывать удовольствие， откладывать его на долго， умеющий применять дисциплину， упорство， внимание для достижения сложных целей。История про джинна и автомобиль。 Здесь метафора про то， что перед нами появляется джинн и даёт нам любую машину нашей мечты。 Но предупреждает: это будет единственный автомобиль за всю нашу жизнь。 Как бы относились к этому автомобилю？ Мы бы оберегали его， прочитали бы все инструкции， заливали только правильный бензин， во время меняли бы масло и покрышки。 Также и с нашим телом и разумом。 На них ты ездишь в 15 лет， в 25 и в 60。 Баффет против диверсификации。 Он говорит， что плохую руку надо сбрасывать сразу， но если рука хорошая – заряжать на всю котлету。 Но для определения правильности руки он изучал компании вдоль и поперёк， знакомился с менеджментом， а иногда （и часто） покупал компании целиком только из-за менеджмента。 Ещё он рассказывал постоянно про три идеи в инвестировании， которые сделали его успешным 1） запас прочности， 2） мистер Рынок и 3） круг компетенций。 。。。more
Hildey
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Excellent。 If you are going to read a Buffett biography read this one。
Yugal Jindle
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Have to admit， the book is pretty hefty for a biography。 But then the guy is almost 90 yrs old， and still going。Good insight into Warren Buffett as a person， and the phases of his life and challenges。For the investor，- It provides the context of buffett's investments and how the thinking evolved overtime。- It also talks about how Buffett managed to align his incentives with the stock holders， and why Berkshire is a holding company instead of a regular mutual fund。- How Charlie came about to be p Have to admit， the book is pretty hefty for a biography。 But then the guy is almost 90 yrs old， and still going。Good insight into Warren Buffett as a person， and the phases of his life and challenges。For the investor，- It provides the context of buffett's investments and how the thinking evolved overtime。- It also talks about how Buffett managed to align his incentives with the stock holders， and why Berkshire is a holding company instead of a regular mutual fund。- How Charlie came about to be part of Berkshire and the whole Salomon fiasco。If you in the mind-shift to be more like Buffett， then this does provide a lot of value in terms of how things came about to be what they are and understand where Berkshire shines best。 。。。more
Kevin
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Long
Derek
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A fantastic read。
Mo
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Great book！
Micael Vinhas
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Please， be aware that this is a biography， not a financial advice book。 You will see here a lot of wisdom， but for the most part， this is only about the personal life of Warren Buffett。This book has one major flaw， although the author doesn't have any fault: it was written so early。 Warren is still an active person as of 2021 and these last 13 years have a lot of things to talk about。 I felt the same about the Elon Musk book， which was written in 2017。 Please， be aware that this is a biography， not a financial advice book。 You will see here a lot of wisdom， but for the most part， this is only about the personal life of Warren Buffett。This book has one major flaw， although the author doesn't have any fault: it was written so early。 Warren is still an active person as of 2021 and these last 13 years have a lot of things to talk about。 I felt the same about the Elon Musk book， which was written in 2017。 。。。more
Venu Srinivas
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Good to know few interesting facts about great legend Warren Buffett。
Marianne Golden
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Very interesting read。
Danny Blessing
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An excellent biography， filled with nuggets of wisdom hard-won by Mr。 Buffet。 It drags on a bit at parts， especially when profiling ancillary characters in Mr。 Buffet's life。 An excellent biography， filled with nuggets of wisdom hard-won by Mr。 Buffet。 It drags on a bit at parts， especially when profiling ancillary characters in Mr。 Buffet's life。 。。。more
Nyamka
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Some key takeaways for me- Snowball effect in investing If you ever think of getting into investing， start early as possible。 Small returns snowball over time。 START NOW！！- Money is not the goal For Buffet， investing and money-making is not just a job。 It's more of a hobby。 - Not to die rich Buffet slowly learned to give away his wealth and importance of it。 - People & Relationships are more important than anything else。 Try to invest in friendships and relationships。 Return on relationships sn Some key takeaways for me- Snowball effect in investing If you ever think of getting into investing， start early as possible。 Small returns snowball over time。 START NOW！！- Money is not the goal For Buffet， investing and money-making is not just a job。 It's more of a hobby。 - Not to die rich Buffet slowly learned to give away his wealth and importance of it。 - People & Relationships are more important than anything else。 Try to invest in friendships and relationships。 Return on relationships snowball too。 - We have only one body。 We need to take care of it！ - Be "fearful when others are greedy， and greedy when others are fearful。"- Keep learning and keep open for new opportunities alwaysMost interesting character from his life？ Without a doubt， his first wife Susan。 As of today （2020-06-03） 🤯1 stock of $BRK is at $438，745Some of his high-profile close friends- Benjamin Graham- Charlie Munger- Katherine Graham- Bill Gates 。。。more
Dave Applegate
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I LOVED snowball。 Schroeder does a good job explaining Buffett's thought process and painting him in what seems like an authentic light。 You learn what makes Buffett so good at what he does， the trade-offs his skillset created （struggled w/ family， obsessiveness， etc。） and how some of these lessons can be applied to your own life。 I LOVED snowball。 Schroeder does a good job explaining Buffett's thought process and painting him in what seems like an authentic light。 You learn what makes Buffett so good at what he does， the trade-offs his skillset created （struggled w/ family， obsessiveness， etc。） and how some of these lessons can be applied to your own life。 。。。more
David Lansing
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Wow what a book， more of a munger admirer than buffet myself I enjoyed the stories and tales of buffets business dealings。 Mr。 Market is as irrational as ever and there are plenty of mispriced companies out there。 The simplicity， repetition， discipline， and approach is refreshing for a business book。 Very very long， actually put this down and read another book then picked this one back up again。 Young buffet as a thief stealing golf balls and hustling gamblers is probably apocryphal but I get th Wow what a book， more of a munger admirer than buffet myself I enjoyed the stories and tales of buffets business dealings。 Mr。 Market is as irrational as ever and there are plenty of mispriced companies out there。 The simplicity， repetition， discipline， and approach is refreshing for a business book。 Very very long， actually put this down and read another book then picked this one back up again。 Young buffet as a thief stealing golf balls and hustling gamblers is probably apocryphal but I get the point。 Once his life became public he appeared to be much less ruthless than he was in his early days of taking a puff from a cigar butt and I credit this largely to Munger。 The story of Mrs B is truly incredible and I read those chapters twice。 Write a book about her life， so fascinating。 Overall interesting and makes you think， in a world that seems to demonize success as theft it's inconsistent with this man's life and approach。 "We don't know computers we know Dilly bars！" Has to be my favorite line from this book， and honestly the trap of investment is to do too much and nothing at the same time。 Simply determine your circle of competence and wait for opportunity to come around， buy rarely when the prices are good。 Diversification to preserve capital， concentration to grow it。 Recommended reading to all trying to make sense of markets， people， and business。 。。。more
David Goh
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A bomb of a book。 Possessing both the hardcover extended version and the slightly abridged softcopy， I found reading the full hardover absolutely worth it。 Alice Schroeder illuminates the lessons of business， investment， grit， family and life across Warren Buffett's education and career。 What strikes me most about Buffett - and this is what I admire the most about him - was his inner scorecard。 To be sure， he was terrified of disappointing others and mortified at the thought of public opposition A bomb of a book。 Possessing both the hardcover extended version and the slightly abridged softcopy， I found reading the full hardover absolutely worth it。 Alice Schroeder illuminates the lessons of business， investment， grit， family and life across Warren Buffett's education and career。 What strikes me most about Buffett - and this is what I admire the most about him - was his inner scorecard。 To be sure， he was terrified of disappointing others and mortified at the thought of public opposition or humiliation。 But he never let the majority convince him that what he knew to be right was wrong - both in business and in life。 He is the very antithesis of a flip-flopper。 Key takeaways:1。 Measure yourself by an inner scorecard。 Don't compromise your values because the wind blows against it。 1。5。 Don't change jobs or tack because of the wind either。 Stick to what you know and hone it。2。 Imagine your life is a card with only 20 slots， and every time you make a financial decision you punch a hole through that slot。 That's how much thought you should put into decisions。 3。 As we grow older， success in life is measured by how many people you want to love you， actually do love you。 4。 You can always tell someone to go to hell tomorrow; there was never any need to do it today。 Stay calm。 5。 Work for the person you admire the most。 Get yourself an idol and aspire toward him/her。 It's miles better than pursuing something as vague as money or fame。 6。 Never pay too much for something that you want。 （Especially useful for all budding retail investors out there！）Thanks， Dad， for recommending me this book。 Honestly， I see you in it， too。 。。。more
Maire Forsel
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Selle raamatu autor on saanud hakkama tohutult mahuka uurimustööga， lausa imetlusväärselt mahuka ja detailirohke。 Sellesse on mahutatud Warren Buffetti elu ja töö varasest lapsepõlvest kuni 2009。 aastani ja mitte ainult tema， vaid ka mitmete teiste temaga kokkupuutunud inimeste elud。 Investorina on huvitav jälgida maailma ühe edukaima investori kujunemislugu， nii et kuigi mulle jäi tunne， et see raamat räägib rohkem ettevõtlusest， siis on siin ka kuhjaga meeldetuletusi investeerimise kohta。 Mill Selle raamatu autor on saanud hakkama tohutult mahuka uurimustööga， lausa imetlusväärselt mahuka ja detailirohke。 Sellesse on mahutatud Warren Buffetti elu ja töö varasest lapsepõlvest kuni 2009。 aastani ja mitte ainult tema， vaid ka mitmete teiste temaga kokkupuutunud inimeste elud。 Investorina on huvitav jälgida maailma ühe edukaima investori kujunemislugu， nii et kuigi mulle jäi tunne， et see raamat räägib rohkem ettevõtlusest， siis on siin ka kuhjaga meeldetuletusi investeerimise kohta。 Millalgi poole raamatu peal ma mõtlesin， et miks ta küll nii kohutavalt rabeleb， et aina rohkem ja rohkem raha kokku ajada。 Ühelt poolt saan aru， et raha kogumine on samamoodi hobi nagu iga teinegi ja kui seda suure kirega teed， siis tuleb ka tulemus。 Aga küsimusi tekitas see， et tal ei tundunud olevat mitte ühtegi mõistlikku eesmärki， mida selle kokkukuhjatud rahaga lõpuks peale hakata。 Rikkus rikkuse enda pärast oli tal ju ammu juba käes， seepärast tundus vahepeal imelik， et ta ei raatsi oma raha heategevuseks kasutada。 Õnneks oli tema kõrval imeline naine Susie， kes oli selles suhtes täielik Warreni vastand， et terve elu ainult heategevusega ja hädaliste aitamisega tegeleski， nii et see tasakaalustas mingil määral Warreni ihnsust - oli see ju samuti Warreni teenitud raha， mida Susie lahkel käel laiali jaotas。 Huvitav oli näha， kuidas läbi aegade on ikka ja jälle tekkinud inimestel hirm， et raha kaotab väärtuse， aga sageli （või isegi enamasti） seda nii traagilisel moel siiski ei juhtu， et peaks kuhugi farmi elama pagema （lk 243）。 Üldse kuna see raamat kirjeldab sedavõrd detailselt majanduses toimuvat läbi mitme aastakümne， siis annab see väga palju teadmisi nii ettevõtlusest， investeerimisest， poliitikast ja peamiselt muidugi ameeriklaste väga rahakesksest elust。 Kultuuriuuringud on toonud välja， kuidas dollar on ameeriklaste jaoks kõikvõimas ja see raamat vaid kinnitas seda fakti。 Samas oli väga sümpaatne， kuidas Buffett rõhutas ausust ja püüdis alati jääda ka äritehinguid tehes eetiliseks。 Raha annab tohutult palju võimu， mistõttu on see suur asi， kui maailma rikkaim mees seda kurjasti ei kasuta。 Samas oli Buffett kavatsenud surra rikka ja põlatuna （lk 547）， kuid õnneks on ta viimastel aastatel selle eesmärgi vist ümber hinnanud。 Igal juhul on rõõm näha， kui palju miljoneid ta viimastel aastatel heategevusse suunab - ilmselt jõudis lõpuks siiski pärale， et raha kogumisel pole mõtet， kui sellega midagi head peale ei hakka （lk 673）。Üks enim köitvaid lugusid siin raamatus räägib Rose Blumkinist - väga põnev oli lugeda， kuidas ta vaatamata paljudele takistustele end ärimaailmas maksma pani ja oma ettevõtte suureks ja jõukaks kasvatas。 Ajad olid ju teised ja naistel veelgi raskem kui täna end ärimaailmas tõestada。 Aga peamine， mille siit raamatust kaasa võtan， on teadmine， et kui tunned millegi vastu kirge ja liigud oma unistuse poole， siis on kõik võimalik。 Lisaks tundub， et kirega elavad inimesed elavad kauem， sest neil pole aega ära surra :） Rose Blumkin töötas veel saja aastaseltki ja Buffett ise on täna juba üle 90， aga ikka veel tegus。 Mis paneb mind mõtlema， et õige toitumine ei olegi vist pika eluea saladus， sest Buffett on elanud terve elu peamiselt hamburgeride， friikate ja coca-cola peal。 Väga naljakas oli lugeda， kuidas ta ütles， et ta sööb kõike， mida iga kolmeaastane sööks :） Et kui kolmesed söövad， siis kõlbab järelikult talle ka。 Võtan siit raamatust kaasa paar head mõtet ka investorina või õigupoolest meeldetuletust， mis tänu sellele raamatule kinnistusid。 Kuna ma olen kärsitu inimene， siis natuke tüütas vahepeal ära， et seda raamatut nii kaua lugesin。 Minu poolest oleks see võinud ka natuke lühem olla， aga võib-olla ongi nii， et nii mahuka uurimuse puhul ei olegi võimalik， et iga üksikut lehekülge põnevusega sisse ahmid。 Kuigi põnev oli see raamat ju igal juhul。 。。。more
Jack C
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