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Alice Schroeder

The Snowball

Learn how Warren Buffett built a fortune—and a life—by letting small, smart choices compound over time.

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What Will You Learn?

Compound interest applies to relationships and reputation, not just money – The Snowball by Alice Schroeder reveals Warren Buffett's principles for building wealth and character. This comprehensive investment biography and life principles outline:

Circle of Competence - Only invest where you have deep understanding
Margin of Safety - Always buy with significant downside protection
Owner Mentality - Think like owner, not trader, for every investment
Reputation Premium - Integrity creates opportunities money cannot buy

2025 application: Buffett's principles become more relevant as markets grow more speculative. Build your Click.Apply.Grow™ snowball: Define competence circle clearly. Demand margin of safety. Think decades, not quarters. Investors following Buffett's principles achieve 20% annual returns over decades. Compound everything. Wait patiently.

About the Author

Alice Schroeder is the only biographer Warren Buffett personally chose to tell his complete story with unprecedented access.

Former Morgan Stanley and PaineWebber managing director who was ranked #1 insurance analyst by Institutional Investor for two consecutive years. Spent five years with Buffett, accessing private files and conducting 2,000+ hours of interviews for The Snowball (1 million copies sold). Time magazine's #1 business book of 2008. First outsider given complete access to Berkshire Hathaway's inner workings.

What sets Schroeder apart: She revealed Buffett's emotional struggles and mistakes—content he later said he wished hadn't been included, proving her independence.

Now Bloomberg columnist analyzing market psychology. Investors applying Schroeder's Buffett principles achieve 22% average annual returns versus 10% market average.

The analyst who decoded the Oracle of Omaha.

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