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University of Berkshire Hathaway is a remarkable retelling of the lessons, wisdom, and investment strategies handed down personally from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger to shareholders during 30 years of their closed-door annual meetings. From this front row seat, you'll see one of the greatest wealth-building records in history unfold, year by year. If you're looking for dusty old investment theory, there are hundreds of other books waiting to cure you of insomnia. However, if you're looking for an investing book that's as personal as it is revelatory, look no further.

Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway's visionary vice chairman and Warren Buffett's indispensable financial partner, has outperformed market indexes again and again, and he believes any investor can do the same. His notion of "elementary, worldly wisdom" - a set of interdisciplinary mental models involving economics, business, psychology, ethics, and management - allows him to keep his emotions out of his investments and avoid the common pitfalls of bad judgment.

This Podcast outlines Charlie Munger's origins as the son of a prominent Nebraska lawyer and his early interests in investing, business, and literature. It covers his studies at the University of Michigan and Harvard Law School before transitioning to become a full-time investor in the 1950s, establishing several highly successful partnerships over the next decade.The bio then discusses Munger's move to California in the 60s where he collaborated closely with Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway. He assumed the Berkshire Vice Chairman role in 1978, serving as an indispensable investing partner...