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Mary Buffett

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Mary Buffett is a best-selling author, finance expert, and international speaker renowned for demystifying Warren Buffett’s investment strategies. Her notable works, including Buffettology and The Tao of Warren Buffett, have reached bestseller lists and been translated into 17 languages, significantly impacting financial education and value investing for a global audience.

Biography & Author's Journey

Mary Buffett’s journey as a writer, entrepreneur, and influential financial educator is marked by reinvention and a profound impact on the world of value investing. Born and raised in California, she entered the business world through the music industry, working at Columbia Records’ publishing division before advancing to a managerial role at Playboy Music/After Dark. Her early career saw her founding Independent Sound, a music post-production company that contributed to high-profile commercials and Oscar-winning films like “Dances with Wolves.” Her entrepreneurial expertise expanded with the launch of Superior Assembly in 1992, a successful editorial house serving top music stars such as Madonna and Michael Jackson and providing editing services for directors like David Fincher. These formative experiences fostered her analytical acumen and an appreciation for creative, detail-oriented business strategies.

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You have to understand accounting and you have to understand the nuances of accounting. It's the language of business and it's an imperfect language, but unless you are willing to put in the effort to learn accounting - how to read and interpret financial statements - you really shouldn't select stocks yourself
-Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements
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A bad person is a bad person, and a bad person will never make you a good deal. The world is filled with enough good and honest people
-Buffettology
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The rule is simple: People with integrity are predisposed to perform; people without integrity are predisposed not to perform. It is best not to get the two confused
-Buffettology
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You should invest in a business that even a fool can run, because someday a fool will
-Buffettology
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With enough inside information and a million dollars, you can go broke in a year
-Buffettology
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We delegate almost to the point of abdication
-Warren Buffett's Management Secrets
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Obsession is the price for perfection
-Warren Buffett's Management Secrets
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Praise by name, criticize by category
-Warren Buffett's Management Secrets
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The best asset during inflation is your own earning power
-Warren Buffett's Management Secrets
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You can get into way more trouble with a good idea than a bad idea
-Warren Buffett's Management Secrets

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"Mary Buffett is a best-selling author, international speaker, consultant and environmental activist who studied Warren Buffett's investment methods for twelve years as his daughter-in-law"

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"Mary Buffett brings her experience in business to valuable explorations of Warren Buffett's financial techniques through her bestselling books"

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"Mary Buffett has served as a consultant to Fortune 500 companies, including AOL Time Warner, and executive at Columbia Records"

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"Mary Buffett is known for her bestselling investment guides and as an ex-daughter-in-law of Warren Buffett"

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