Definitions for "Warren Buffett"
The Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and arguably the greatest stock market investor...
Arguably the greatest investor of all time. If you had invested $10,000 in Berkshire Hathaway when he took over in 1965, you would have more than $20 million today. He's strong evidence that it's possible to consistently outperform the market.
One of the world's richest men (- usually listed as second, just behind Bill Gates of Microsoft) and its most famous investor; the guru of all gurus (- and not an empty one either). You will often hear quotes about how much $1 invested in his company, Berkshire Hathaway, at its inception would be worth now ... basically, its a lot. Known as the Sage of Omaha, he has a very sympathetic public image; his investing style is seen as being a vindication of good old-fashioned values, for example, he avoided any disasters involving Tech stocks during the last boom (- since he didn't buy any, and was criticized for it at the time), and derivatives do not seem to be his style. You will come across a great many books on investing which attempt to analyze Buffett and emulate his methods - the usefulness of these is open to question. If you want to copy Buffett, then you should simply invest in his company.