Susan Buffett

Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He currently lives with his wife, Melinda, in Medina, Washington. Bill and Melinda have two daughters and one son. Together, they have founded many non-profits, foundations, and startups to help raise money for research for many diseases. Bill is currently 60 years old and his wife, Melinda, is currently 51 years old. He has two sisters, Libby and Kristi. Bill Gates is most known for founding one of the most known companies in the world

Berkshire Hathaway has a variety of products/ financial services that range from insurance company to real estate companies. A bulk of Berkshire Hathaway’s business comes from the insurance industry. Geico, a subsidiary to Berkshire Hathaway, is one of the biggest American auto insurance company. On August 1995, the company spent $2.3 billion for $70 per share to purchase Geico. Geico was orginally founded in in 1936 by Leo Goodwin Sr. and his wife Lillian Goodwin. Berkshire Hathaway also owns Dairy

After graduating from Princeton, Robert obtained a position in the corporation for public broadcasting. There he was introduced to the television business and served as the public affairs director. He also held two other positions one as director of communications for the urban league of Washington D.C. The other position was a communication director for a congressional representative. He used all of this experience to launch BET in 1980. This was the first station geared only toward African Americans

How does the common man, the 99 percenter according to Brad Reifler, turn his money into more money? For years the 1 percenter, the elite investor or accredited investor, was Brad Reifler's target but now he is turning his attention to the remainder of the population, the middle-class or the non-accredited investor. According to a Reuters press release, Mr. Reifler created Forefront Income Trust to give non-accredited investors a chance to invest for a minimum of $2500.00. Currently Mr. Reifler

In today's era, it remains a rarity to find a billionaire who has also donated billions of dollars towards the well-being of society. Although money brings monetary wealth, only a few people use this influence to positively change the world. Moreover, numerous business owners lack the capacity to initiate reform. In all, business owners such as George Soros tend to challenge this theory. For those unaware, George Soros remains one of the world's wealthiest people. In spite of obtaining an insurmountable

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 by its namesake, Bill Gates, and his wife Melinda. The couple created the foundation “to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world.”1 It is headquartered in Seattle, Washing and is co-chaired by Bill, Melinda and William Gates Sr. Since its founding the foundation has accrued an incredible $31.9 billion and has a net worth of almost $50 billion. With such spending power, the foundation has been able to make great

The Indian economy is an interesting thing on one side we see Middle aged men in Imported Cars , Tall buildings with luxury apartments , five star hotels and clubs full of people spending thousands and posh luxury office’s It feels like money just spills out of the pockets of the rich to make this capitalist utopia of the few . We also see slums , factories with horrible workings conditions , Beggars and rag pickers on the roads living on less than the bare minimum needed to survive .When

Buffett’s Bid for Media General’s Newspapers Situation: Media General is a mature company which has a lot of business including newspapers, television broadcasting and digital businesses primarily serving the southeastern U.S. (Over 18 TV stations and 64 newspapers). While because of the popular of Internet from the 2000s, more than 300 daily newspapers disappeared and daily circulation of newspapers fell to 44 million in 2011, the U.S. newspaper industry is dropping. With the decreasing

In a 2006 article “What Should Millionaires give and what should you?” for The New York Times Paul Singer a world renowned philanthropist and political activist explores what a millionaire should donate and what others should be giving. Singer starts out by asking a question one would thing is relevantly easy to answer. What is a human life worth. Singer believes that without missing a beat most would reply that a human life is very valuable upwards of millions a dollar. While most people like

Jordan’s Furniture started as a small furniture business in 1928 in Waltham, MA. Two grandsons of the original owner, Samuel Tatelman, took over the business in the 1970s. They have expanded the business to four mega stores and from 8 employees to 1,200 employees as of 2011. In 1999, the company was sold to a subsidiary company of Warren Buffet. So how does a furniture store go from selling furniture out of the back of a truck in 1928 to being owned by Warren Buffet? Very creative marketing