Key Takeaways Warren Buffett's snowball metaphor is that "wet snow" refers to whatever sticks and adds value—skills, ...

As the legendary investor prepares to retire today, he leaves behind more than a trillion-dollar conglomerate. He leaves a ...

I mention this because Mr. Buffett is just days away from retiring as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. at the end ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’ve been a Warren Buffett fan for years. He’s so down to earth, practical and smart. When Warren Buffett speaks, the world ...

Warren Buffett is one of those rare billionaires everyone feels like they know. He still lives in the same modest Omaha home ...

Buffett also embodied a rare moral clarity in business. He believed reputation took decades to build and minutes to destroy, ...

As Warren Buffett aged, he became a different sort of figure. He transformed from short-term investor into long-term builder. He used Berkshire Hathaway to start buying companies and build an empire.

Many people think Warren Buffett got his start by trawling through stock listings for cheap buys, but he went to far greater lengths to vet his picks.