The Boy Who Bought His First Stock at 11 - Warren Buffet

He bought his first stock at age 11 — and turned a few dollars into one of the greatest fortunes in history. This is how. A special episode of The Markets Story. We step away from the rules and structures to tell a true story: the shy, numbers-obsessed boy from Omaha who became the legendary investor known as the Oracle of Omaha — Warren Buffett. Hidden inside his life are three of the most important lessons in all of investing. The Markets Story — the stock market, from basics to advanced, one story at a time. 👉 Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMarketsStory?sub_confirmation=1 In this episode: the six-year-old who resold Coca-Cola bottles for a profit, the first stock he bought at eleven — and the painful lesson it taught him when he sold too early. We trace the three big ideas that built everything: patience (real wealth comes from holding wonderful things for the long term), the snowball (how small sums reinvested patiently compound into enormous ones), and mastering your emotions (be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful). Along the way we meet the two people who shaped him — Benjamin Graham and Charlie Munger — and see how it all grew into Berkshire Hathaway. ▶ Watch the series from the start: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMarketsStory/videos These are timeless lessons drawn from a real investor's life — told to teach the ideas, not to recommend any stock. #WarrenBuffett #Investing #StockMarket #Compounding #FinancialEducation #ValueInvesting Educational content · not investment advice. This is the true story of a real investor, told to illustrate timeless principles. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security, including Berkshire Hathaway. Always do your own research and consider speaking with a qualified financial professional.

Added 16 Jun 2026