What Warren Buffett's Snowball Metaphor Teaches Us About Life and Long-Term Success
Key Takeaways
- Warren Buffett’s snowball metaphor is that “wet snow” refers to whatever sticks and adds value—skills, knowledge, relationships. The “long hill” that a snowball rolls down is time.
- The snowball metaphor can apply beyond money: friendships, reputation, and expertise also compound over time.
- Buffett bought his first stock at 11.
For Berkshire and Buffett, Jan. 1 marks a new age: Retirement for Omaha’s Oracle
OMAHA, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – On Jan. 1, Warren Buffett starts his second retirement.
The first was in 1956, when he returned to Omaha from a year and a half in New York City working for his investment mentor, Benjamin Graham. Buffett planned to quietly earn his fortune using Graham’s investment lessons and his own nerdy ability to spot “cigar butt” companies that had more value than anyone else realized,
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While doomsayers have been lining up to predict the market’s demise for months, it has defied all skeptics and continued its march higher. But now it sits once again at a key threshold level.
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