By any definition, he’s rich. By his own definition? I’ll get to that in a moment. Years ago, I did some work for a guy (I’ll call him Pete) who owned an industrial construction company. Pete basically paid people to be his friends.

Mistakes aren’t rare in Buffett’s long career. But what sets him apart is how candidly he talks about them. I n 1993, Warren Buffett made what he later called his worst deal e

Now that the 94-year-old Buffett is stepping away from the limelight, it's a great time to take a look at just how impressive those returns have been.