Who could have known that he would still be active in business and philanthropy nearly a quarter century later? In 1978, nineteen years after meeting Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger formalized his role at Berkshire Hathaway by becoming Vice Chairman. A Look Inside Our Life as We Set Out to Make 2021 Incredible. By 1959, Mr. Munger was back on his feet but had significant expenses given his large and growing family. Eventually, with the help of Roscoe Pound, a former dean of Harvard Law and a Munger family friend, he got into the university. One suchexemplaris Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger who turns ninety-nine years old today. [4], Although Munger is better known for his association with Buffett, he ran an investment partnership of his own from 1962 to 1975. In 1972, the Buffett and Munger duo acquired Sees Candies for $25 million, the largest purchase the two had ever collaborated on and the most expensive relative to book value.5Both men acknowledge that if the price tag had been even $100,000 higher, they would have walked away from the deal! Janet Lowes access to the Munger family provided much insight into Charlie Mungers personality from the perspective of his wife, children, grandchildren, and friends. My role has been that of general contractor, with the CEOs of Berkshire's subsidiaries doing the real work as sub-contractors," Buffett says. single-payer medicine eventually". There are no shortcuts. He wound up Wheeler, Munger, and Co. in 1976, after losses of 32% in 1973 and 31% in 1974. His five sons and stepsons as well as at least one grandson graduated from the prep school. The latter is an individual's sense of loss of what he or she believes should be (or is) his or hers. Munger said. Unlike Franklins experience, there was nothing Mr. Munger could have done to help his son survive leukemia given the medical technology of the 1950s. []The Wheeler, Munger investment partnership operated from 1962 to 1975 and posted an average annual return of 24.3% vs. 6.4% for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Munger states that high ethical standards are integral to his philosophy; at the 2009 Wesco Financial Corporation annual meeting he said, "Good businesses are ethical businesses. "If you've got anything you really want to do, don't wait until you're 93.". Dan Sickles, a 33-year-old New York-based filmmaker who purchased an NFT of Buffett's painting Opal Moon No. The story of how Charlie Munger and Rick Guerin acquired control of Daily Journal is covered inDamn Right! He is vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate controlled by Warren Buffett. "We've had so much fun in our partnership over the years," Buffett added in the joint interview with Munger. At 95, Charlie Munger is best known for his steady role as the right-hand man of investing legend Warren Buffett. In 2009, Munger donated eight shares of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock, worth nearly $800,000, to Harvard-Westlake. The chapters of Charlie Mungers life in the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s deserve to be documented in a new biography. Behind the Scenes with Charlie MungerI apparently purchased a second copy ofDamn Right! In 2000, Janet Lowe publishedDamn Right!, the only book about Mr. Munger that can be called a traditional biography. Passive consumption of information is not enough to earn true wisdom. The Mungers had previously made a gift to build the $13 million Munger Science Center at the high school campus, a two-story classroom and laboratory building which opened in 1995 and has been described as "a science teacher's dream". Step by step you get ahead, but not necessarily in fast spurts. Most intriguingly, Mr. Munger has been very active at Daily Journal Corporation, a company unrelated to Berkshire Hathaway that Iwrote about recently. Warren Buffett personally convinced Elizabeth Peters, who controlled a large block of Wesco shares, to reject the merger. The website contains over a thousand articles covering topics ranging frompersonal financeandinvestingtobook reviewsandphilosophy. But opposition to the building has been significant. The massive 11-story, 1.68 . I was first introduced to Charlie Munger in the pages of Roger Lowensteinsbiography of Warren Buffett which I read shortly after it was published in 1995. Thereafter, it was subsumed into a group of retail companies and its results were no longer disclosed granularly in Berkshires reporting, although some figures have been published elsewhere (see footnote 10 below). Between 1962 and 1975, he operated an investment partnership of his own. Charlie Munger's age is 98. In the essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville, published in 1984, Buffet wrote that the compound annual returns of Mungers investment partnership were of 19.8% during the 196275 period compared to the 5.0% annual appreciation rate for the Dow. Charlie Munger has long had a reputation as an autodidact, learning complicated subjects such as physics, biology, andpsychologyby reading widely on a subject and combining book knowledge with worldly wisdom accumulated during a long lifetime. In October 2014, he revealed that he was making a donation of $65 million to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The book was published at a time when Berkshire was increasingly out of favor with investors as the dot com boom reached its crescendo in the late 1990s. In time, Charlie Munger bounced back from tragedy, remarried, and ended up raising six children and two stepchildren. Warren Buffett has demonstrated how shareholders can generate income from their Berkshire shares but investor psychology can be a major impediment. However, the dean relented after a call from Roscoe Pound, the former dean of Harvard Law and a Munger family friend. In addition, he served as Chairman of Wesco Financial until Berkshire acquired the remaining minority interests in Wesco in 2011. Some historically significant kin include William Ellery (signer of the Declaration of Independence), Julia (Ward) Howe (author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic), Robert Townsend (American Revolution spy), and Clara Barton (Founder of the American Red Cross). The world is full of foolish gamblers, and they will not do as well as the patient investor. In addition, he served as Chairman of Wesco Financial until Berkshire acquired the remaining minority interests in Wesco in 2011. You can, too. A Division of NBC Universal. Or would he have remained in the legal profession, perhaps with a few real estate side projects? Charlie Munger started off his career working in a grocery store. Last week, at The Daily Journal annual meeting in Los Angeles, California, Munger was asked to reflect on that journey. Questions may be submitted to CNBC at DailyJournalQuestions@CNBC.com. My Amazon history says that I purchased a copy in December 2000 and I remember that it left an impression.1However, this was before I got over my aversion to writing in books so I do not have any notes of my thoughts. Would Warren Buffett have spent his life searching for cigar-butt stocks, never expanding into better business if he had not been introduced to Charlie Munger? The Rational Walk is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising andlinkingtoAmazon.com. I highly recommend it. Subscribe to CNBC Make It on YouTube! . Munger also acknowledges life can be "brutally hard" in "Poor Charlie's Almanack" and offers three things he found helpful when times get tough: Munger gets through life day by day, step by step. []The secrets of Sees Candiesby Daniel Roberts, August 12, 2012. h/t Adam Mead viaTheOraclesClassroom.com []Share ThisClick to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Poor Charlies Almanack. Both girls have accomplished careers and a solid education. In 1972, a block of stock in Wesco Financial, the parent company of Mutual Savings and Loan, was offered to Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger at fifty percent of book value. Ireviewedthe book in 2015. He also serves as the chairman of the Daily Journal Corporation, based in Los Angeles, California, as well as a director of Costco Wholesale Corporation. According to Charlie Munger, during his time in college and the army, he learned a very important skill, playing cards. Although not known for extravagance, the Munger family has long enjoyed reuniting for summer vacations at a family compound at Star Island which is situated in a lake in northern Minnesota. [4] During his time in college, he joined the fraternity Sigma Phi Society. Munger responded with his three basic rules: During the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in 2017, Munger and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Buffett agreed that young people should pursue a career they love and believe in, rather than picking the job that pays the most. It took my attendance at the 2000 Berkshire Hathaway annual meetingto get a senseof Mr. Mungers personality, intellect, and character. This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 08:55. Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. In the Tupperware party, you have reciprocation, consistency and commitment tendency, and social proof. In 1999, Mr. Buffett noted that Sees Candies had earned a cumulative $857 million pre-tax since its 1972 acquisition while requiring very little incremental capital investment.6In 2011, Sees had sales of $376 million and $83 million of pre-tax profit.7. Some of his curiosity must be innate, but the environment cultivated by Mr. Mungers parents no doubt set him on the right path. The. All paywalls on The Rational Walk have been removed. He was hired at the law firm of Wright & Garrett for $3,300 per year, or $29,851 in inflation-adjusted dollars as of 2010. A ship on land. In the open outcry auction, there is social proof of others bidding, reciprocation tendency, commitment to buying the item, and deprivation super-reaction syndrome, i.e. You should never, when facing some unbelievable tragedy, let one tragedy increase to two or three through your failure of will.. The Omaha connection and shared background no doubt had a role in the two hitting it off immediately and talking for hours at the dinner party. []Berkshire Hathaways 1999 annual report, page 14. The Rational Walk is now available either on this website or on Substack where readers can subscribe for free to receive articles via email. View entire list of famous kin for Charlie Munger. I was then 28 and he was 35. Here is Charlie Munger's list of thoughts that are lauded by Warren Buffett. The eye condition has since receded and he still has sight in his right eye.[73]. Charlie Munger has had the kind of career people dream of. [17] Meeting notes have been posted on the Futile Finance? How did Charlie Munger lose an eye? He had $1,500 in savings, equal to $13,570 now. In 1955, Teddy died at the age of nine leaving Mr. Munger devastated by his loss. This proved to be a problem when he attempted to enrol at the Harvard Law School. A Deep Look Into Charlie Mungers Portfolio 463,973 views Oct 21, 2019 5.8K Dislike Share Cooper Academy 445K subscribers In this video we take a deep look into the portfolio of Charlie Munger. FORTUNE is a trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, registered in the U.S. and other countries. At age 76, Charlie Munger looks back on those years and notes that time takes some of the pain out of losing a child. Public policy graduate student Luiza Macedo didn't see the sun for a full week when she had to isolate in her room at Munger Residence due to a Covid-19 scare. In the decades since the publication of the book, Charlie Munger has remained active at Berkshire Hathaway. He eventually achieved his dream of having a lot of money, a house full of books, and a huge family. A Tangled Web In 1945, while studying at Caltech, Munger married Nancy Huggins, daughter of Frederick R. Huggins and Edith M. Huggins. That was not to be for too long though. might be surprised to learn that this habit began in early childhood. After all, Mr. Munger was in his mid 70s at the time and most everyone assumed that the bulk of his career was in the past. Start over. Charlie Munger tackled a slew of subjects during Daily Journal's annual meeting on Wednesday. When Mr. Munger heard about the Buffett investment partnerships, he set up a partnership of his own. In addition, there is an extensive archive of articles related toBerkshire Hathaway. Though Munger has no formal architectural training, he has contributed heavily to numerous building designs, including dormitories at Stanford University and the University of Michigan, as well as his current home. I dont know where I got that notion from, but I had it. He had been married since he was 21. Janet Lowe does an admirable job of explaining the various entities that Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and other close associates used to acquire control of different businesses during the 1960s and 1970s. Behind the Scenes with Charlie Munger, Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). When referencing his time with Buffett, Munger told "Poor Charlie's Almanack" editor Peter Kaufman: "I have been incredibly fortunate in my life.". I cant remember when I first read Ben Franklin. A few years later, in 1953, Charlie was 29 years old when he and his wife divorced. Like Warren, I had a considerable passion to get rich. Isadore Sharp built an iconic brand by relentlessly catering to wealthy travelers and refusing to compromise on corporate culture. An independent panel of UCSB faculty experts, outside stakeholders, and industry leaders reviewed and discussed the proposed plan for five months before delivering their recommendations this week. [57][58] In October, 2021, Munger's insistence that the university follow his design compelled professional architect, Dennis McFadden, who had served the university for two decades, to resign from the university's Design Review Committee. Those include: adding operable windows to each multi-bedroom suite and as many bedrooms as possible, increasing the size of single bedrooms to match their current size of other singles within the universitys existing housing, and reducing the building mass and population density. [4], Through the GI Bill Munger took a number of advanced courses through several universities. He also has kinship to the current royal family through connections to Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana, and Catherine Middleton. Like Warren, I had a considerable passion to get rich. The biography had atransformational effecton my life but the focus of the book was not on Charlie Munger. Charles Thomas Munger (born January 1, 1924) is an American investor, businessman, and philanthropist. The two friends began speaking for hours every week discussing potential investment . Charlie Munger was married to his first wife, Nancy Huggins, from 1945 to 1953. It took my attendance at the 2000 Berkshire Hathaway annual meetingto get a senseof Mr. Mungers personality, intellect, and character. [46] In each case, Munger promotes key architectural concepts of his own liking, and cedes professional architectural responsibility to a licensed architect of record, e.g., Hartman-Cox Architects in the case of the dormitory at UMichigan, and the firm of VTBS for the U.C. At the time, the combined assets of both firms was just $1.6 billion. At 31 years old, Charlie Munger was divorced, broke, and burying his 9 year old son, who had died from cancer. It makes no sense to engage in short term relationships with investments, but it is also hazardous to fall in love with a company or its management. [19], In multiple speeches, and in the book Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger, "worldly wisdom" consists of a set of mental models framed as a latticework to help solve critical business problems. He regards all eight as simply his children without making any distinctions. Munger has been a trustee of the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles for more than 40 years, and previously served as chair of the board of trustees. After the war, a family friend helped Mr. Munger gain admittance to Harvard Law School even though he did not have a college degree. In the decades since the publication of the book, Charlie Munger has remained active at Berkshire Hathaway. He studied mathematics at the University of Michigan. Using a continuous glucose monitor for two weeks made me think about the pros and cons of instant feedback in life and in markets. I suspect that both men would be very rich today, but not nearly as rich as they became due to combining their intellects and efforts over six decades. With a net worth of over 1 billion dollars, experience in the US Army and a qualification from Harvard Law it's safe to say when Munger talks we should listen. [59][60] There might be nothing wrong with sending invoices for legal work, but Mr. Munger found it distasteful. Warren Buffett personally convinced Elizabeth Peters, who controlled a large block of Wesco shares, to reject the merger. 1972). (The hostess gave the party and the tendency is to reciprocate; you say you like certain products during the party so purchasing would be consistent with views you've committed to; other people are buying, which is the social proof.) Subscribe here. Munger finds close friends and family to be very important. Who are Charlie Munger's children? The next year, Mr. Mungers son, Teddy, was diagnosed with leukemia, a disease that had no treatment at the time. [36][37][38][39], In 1997, the Mungers donated $1.8 million to the Marlborough School in Los Angeles, of which Nancy Munger was an alumna. Huggins and Charlie Munger had two children: Molly and Wendy Munger. [6][10], In college and the Army, he developed "an important skill": card playing. Charles Munger Warren Buffett's investment partner and Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Charles "Charlie" Munger says that See's taught him the power of a good brandseeing the strong loyalty of our customers was a surprise, providing a vital lesson for Charlie and Warren in their early investment days. I desperately wanted it. His family did not experience poverty, but poverty was visible everywhere. But you build discipline by preparing for fast spurts," Munger says in "Poor Charlie's Almanack. Charlie Munger's family tree includes a number of presidential kin including, but not limited to, Warren G. Harding, William Taft, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and James Madison. Munger exchanged wedding vows with Nancy Barry in 1956. Its a fair bet that your present troubles pale in comparison. Or would he have remained in the legal profession, perhaps with a few real estate side projects? website, but no updates exist beyond 2011. Franklin has been Charlie Mungers lifelong hero and I suspect that Franklins determination to move on after the death of his son provided inspiration. 16th cousin 1 time removed via Sir John Fray, 17th cousin 2 times removed via Katherine Pabenham, 10th cousin 1 time removed via Macuth Pratt. How Tall is Charlie Munger? Mungers Psychology of Human Misjudgment. Janet Lowe would be the ideal person to write such a biography but sadly shepassed awayin 2019. Whenever you think that some situation or some person is ruining your life, its actually you who are ruining your life. As a teenager, he worked at Buffett & Son, a grocery store owned by Warren Buffett's grandfather, Ernest P. After working with Buffett for more than 40 years, Munger still respects and admires him. With a current net worth of $1.8 billion, Munger, 95, is a. The Rational Walkwebsite was founded by Ravi Nagarajan in 2009 who is the author of all its content. My goal is to eventually write one article on each of the twenty-five tendencies. I had Thomas Jefferson over my bed at seven or eight. After Munger's divorce, he remarried within a couple of years. He performed superlatively there and graduated magna cum laude with a J.D. Munger could have made 3,000 to 6,000 times his money, as Tesla is worth over $600 billion today. Charlie Munger: Investment partnership. Charlie Munger is an American businessman and lawyer. Per records, Munger doled out $11 million for a French Normandy-esque mansion in the oceanfront enclave, a guard-gated community known for its 22-acre collection of luxury estates, all of them . In 1949, Charlie Munger was 25 years old. Unwritten Chapters After all, Mr. Munger was in his mid 70s at the time and most everyone assumed that the bulk of his career was in the past. Subscribe to CNBC Make It on YouTube! Kennon-Green & Co. Wesco Financial also held a concentrated equity portfolio of over US$1.5 billion in companies such as Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, US Bancorp, and Goldman Sachs. This thinking was inspired by the German mathematician Carl Jacobi who often solved difficult problems by following a simple strategy: man mussimmer umkehren (or loosely translated, "invert, always invert. Charlie was 31 years old, divorced, broke, and burying his 9 year old son. He had $1,500 in savings, equal to $13,570 now. Warren Buffetts 2022 Letter to Shareholders, Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy. [13], Munger was previously the chairman of Wesco Financial Corporation, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. Although it took years, ownership interests in all of the firms were eventually consolidated into Berkshire Hathaway. 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