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THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST Sat 2010-02-27 23:06 EST

THE MANY MYTHS OF WARREN BUFFETT

Warren Buffett is the most glorified and respected investor of all time. And rightfully so. After all, he became the world's wealthiest man by essentially picking stocks. But Warren Buffett...formed one of the original hedge funds (The Buffett Partnership Ltd) and used his gains to one day purchase Berkshire Hathaway. His evolution into the value investor we now think of today has been long in the making. Make no mistake, Buffett is a hedge fund manager. Yes, he comes from the ilk of the oft vilified and awful hedge fund clan. Today, he hides behind the curtain of incorporation, but in many ways Buffett hasn't changed one bit since his Partnership days...

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