'I may be one of the 10 luckiest': Warren Buffett says birth, timing and luck shaped his $147 billion fortune more than investing skill
- PC: WSJWarren Buffett has spent decades being celebrated as one of history's greatest investors, building a fortune estimated at around $147 billion through Berkshire Hathaway.
- Yet the billionaire says the biggest reason for his success was never stock-picking or business instinct alone.
- Ahead of his 96th birthday, Buffett reflected on a lifetime of investing and argued that luck shaped nearly every stage of his journey, from the family he was born into to discovering the stock market as a child.
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- PC: WSJWarren Buffett has spent decades being celebrated as one of history's greatest investors, building a fortune estimated at around $147 billion through Berkshire Hathaway.
- Yet the billionaire says the biggest reason for his success was never stock-picking or business instinct alone.
- Ahead of his 96th birthday, Buffett reflected on a lifetime of investing and argued that luck shaped nearly every stage of his journey, from the family he was born into to discovering the stock market as a child.
Sources: Times of India