IN JUNE 2006, the world’s second richest man and most prolific investor, Warren Buffet, announced that he would be giving almost his entire fortune to charity (the Gates Foundation). The money would be used to support education, healthcare and poverty
alleviation projects around the world. The announcement prompted considerable comment at the time, but I was most interested in what the world’s best-known investor had as a long-term game plan. Did he really build up one of the largest fortunes ever seen through a ruthless investment strategy to ultimately benefit the world’s poor through charity? ...
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