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Alice Schroeder was born in Texas, and she earned an undergraduate degree and her MBA at the University of Texas at Austin before moving east to work in finance. Schroeder is an influential analyst in the field of property/casualty insurance, as well as an expert on the effect of the September 11 mostrar más attacks on the insurance industry. She is a former CPA and lives in Connecticut with her husband. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Nombre legal
Davey, Alice Lynnette
Fecha de nacimiento
1956-12-14
Género
female
Nacionalidad
USA
Educación
University of Texas, Austin (MBA)
Ocupaciones
accountant
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Morgan Stanley

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The Snowball is the authoritative biography of one of the world’s greatest investors of all time. It’s an insightful and engaging journey that provides a comprehensive and intimate look at not only Buffett's financial acumen but also his personal journey and the principles that have guided him throughout his life. It’s filled with personal anecdotes, business strategies, and the evolution of Berkshire Hathaway. Schroeder explores his relationships, his philanthropy, and the values that have shaped his decision-making, but also doesn't shy away from discussing moments of vulnerability or mistakes. Her holistic approach provides readers with a well-rounded understanding of Warren Buffett as a person, beyond his role as a financial genius. It truly is a fascinating read.… (más)
 
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Andrew.Lafleche | 25 reseñas más. | Jan 28, 2024 |
Warren Buffett and his investment corporation Berkshire Hathaway are the stuff of legends. He grew an investment portfolio from just over $100,000 into a $100+ billion enterprise over several decades. He invested primarily in businesses that were undervalued when he bought them but rose in value in the years after he bought them. His investments routinely outperformed the market, often by double-digit percentages. He lived in a humble house in Omaha, Nebraska, and eschewed many of the trappings of wealth. Like a preacher, he was well-known for his short sayings of homespun wisdom. Schroeder’s book seeks to provide first-hand accounts of his life before the original source material is no more. At 800+ pages (or 38 hours), she provides plenty of primary material that will excite readers and biographers for generations to come.

Buffett’s passion was making money. It was not feeling proud about money or having greed, but rather, it centered on maximizing the value of an investment. This, to him, was an intellectual obsession, much as other academic obsessions can grip noteworthy scientists and inventors. Otherwise, he sought to root for the little guy. Under the persuasion of his wife Susie, he switched early in life from the Republican party to become a Democrat. He bequeathed most of his great fortune primarily with the Gates Foundation for anonymous use instead of endowing educational buildings and institutions with his name on them.

As with most people who make a lot of money, controversy accompanied him. One business ran into trouble with the SEC in the 1980s, and another ran afoul of the SEC in the late 2000s. Seemingly (and Schroeder presents detailed evidence to support this contention), Buffett remained unaware of the wrongdoings until it came up in investigations. He was generally generous with his family, but he believed that their worth should be built around what they did and not who their ancestors were. Schroeder does ding him on being unnecessarily mean to some of his adopted grandchildren. (Perhaps that has resolved after the book was published.) Different readers might reach different conclusions, but Schroeder’s evidence persuaded me that Buffett was – and still is – an upstanding individual.

This biography fills the need for documentation of Buffett’s life while he was still alive. Although it is nearly 15 years old now, it still serves as the best repository of facts and primary accounts about his life. Schroeder seems to have had good access to the inner workings of Berkshire Hathaway and the Buffett family. Although a friend, her objectivity as a biographer seems no more in jeopardy than that of most biographers. Other business writers might attack this or that matter in his legacy, but her comprehensive view of the man will likely never be paralleled or surpassed. This book will likely remain the seminal work on Buffett’s legacy written while he is alive. Business audiences and admirers alike will benefit from learning his principles in the context of his life story. Thanks to Schroeder, we have a nuanced account of what it looked like.
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scottjpearson | 25 reseñas más. | Nov 17, 2022 |
This is a massive tome that l bought some years ago but never got to reading until lock-down. But glad I did. I was very familiar with Buffett's investment philosophy, but not how it evolved from the extreme 'cigar butt' value strategy of Ben Graham to the more eclectic definition of value of Charlie Munger. Indeed, along with his father Howard, they emerge as two of the major influences on his life.
From an early age, Buffett was exfremely hard working, even at the expense of family life, but not interested in the ostentation of wealth. As with his bridge playing obsession, it is more an intellectual exercise. Among the many anecdotes, he is quoted as saying he had never met a trophy wife who did not look more like the booby prize! He was socially gauche from an early age, struggling to impress girls. In later life he became more confident, moving in the top social circle, and becoming a companion of Kay Graham of the Washington Post. But his dress sense did not improve!
There are surprising details about his early delinquent behaviour, involving shoplifting and slot machine business scams.
Despite the avuncular imagine Buffett had problems dealing with emotional issues; the relationship with his wife, her illness, and the death of his father. Most surprising was his attitude to his two adopted grandchildren. He announced to the family that he did not recognise them as his family, and excluded them from family endowments.
In the latter years a reluctant meeting with Bill Gates leads to a very close friendship, probably closer than with his two sons.
Despjte the occasional clunky American prose, Alice Schroeder emerges a worthy Boswell to Buffett's Johnson. Thoroughly recommended to anyone interested in what lies behind the mask of public figures and public affairs.
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BobCurry | 25 reseñas más. | Nov 15, 2020 |
DNF. I made it to past halfway through and found I just didn't have enough interest to finish. Too long, too many irrelevant anecdotes, too much that I just didn't care to hear about. I tried, but it wasn't for me.
 
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expatb | 25 reseñas más. | Jun 8, 2020 |

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