1投资家华伦·巴菲特创造财富与众不同。他白手起家,在40年内积聚了150亿美元的财富,是全美屈指可数的大富豪。他的致富之道不是在华尔街从事翻云覆雨式的投机活动,而是靠老式的长期投资;他所以成功,主要在于坚毅、理性和自律的性格。巴菲特说,投资成功并不需要过人的智商。巴菲特是证券经纪人之子,从小就生财有道。一名友人说,巴菲特5岁就在奥马哈老家前人行道上摆摊子向路过的人卖口香糖。后来又从清静的自家门前移师到行人较多的朋友家前面,售卖柠檬水。朋友说,他想的不只是赚零用钱,而是要致富。念小学的时候他就宣布要在35岁之前成为富翁。 1 Investor Warren Buffett creates wealth differently. He started from scratch and accumulated 15 billion U.S. dollars in 40 years, making him one of the nation’s top billionaires. Instead of engaging in cloud-like speculation on Wall Street, his approach to getting rich is based on old-fashioned long-term investments; his success has been largely determined by perseverance, rationality, and self-discipline. Buffett said investment success does not require extraordinary IQ. Buffett is the son of a securities broker, has made money from an early age. A friend said Buffett, at the age of 5, set up a stall on the sidewalk in his hometown of Omaha to sell chewing gum to people passing by. Later, from quiet front door moved to pedestrians more friends in front of home, selling lemonade. Friends say he is not just making money but spending money. When he was in elementary school, he announced that he would become a millionaire before the age of 35.