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Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

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Behind the extraordinary story of Berkshire Hathaway2 are two financial geniuses: the widely acclaimed Warren Buffett and his “silent partner,”3 Charlie Munger, who relishes his obscurity. Charlie is Warren’s friend, lawyer, adviser, devil’s advocate (Warren once called him the “abominable no-man”), and one of the largest stockholders in one of the most successful publicly traded companies in American business history. Since 1964, when Warren—and, some years later, Charlie—assumed management of Berkshire, its market value has increased an astonishing 13,500 times, from $10 million to roughly $135 billion, without much of an increase in outstanding shares. Such phenomenal growth is the singular achievement of these two unassuming Midwesterners, who combine their synergistic abilities to recognize and seize opportunities other businessmen consistently overlook. While Warren is one of the most admired and publicized business leaders in the country, Charlie has purposefully sidestepped the

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