By Indrani Sen
Publication Date: 2025-12-07 12:00:00
Warren Buffett’s face – always smiling, whether he’s sipping a milkshake, swinging a lasso or hanging out with fellow multi-billionaire Bill Gates – graced the cover of Assets more than a dozen times.
And that’s no wonder: Buffett was a towering figure in both business and investing for most of his life Assets‘s – 95 years on earth. (The magazine first appeared in February 1930; Buffett was born in August of that year.)
As Geoff Colvin writes in the current issue of AssetsBuffett’s investing genius emerged early and he bought his first stocks at the age of 11. According to Colvin’s calculations, in the 60 years since Buffett took control of his company, Berkshire Hathawayits returns exceeded those of the S&P 500 by more than 100 to one.
Buffett’s approach over these decades was, as Colvin writes, “history’s greatest masterclass in investing.” Read his analysis of Buffett’s investing principles and how the rest of us should do it – and in some cases…
