[From The Archives] Warren Buffett 1977 Profile In The Wall Street Journal

Today, Warren Buffett is one of the world’s most quoted investors but four decades ago Buffett was still a rising star, and his methods of wealth accumulation attracted plenty of attention. [buffett] During March 1977, The Wall Street Journal ran a profile of Warren Buffett. Labeling Buffett the “Collector”, the Journal took a look at the rapidly expanding portfolio of companies that were being brought under his wing, and why the Oracle was being drawn to such businesses. Warren Buffett: Buy what you know “I’m having a lot of fun because I’m only buying into businesses that I find interesting and where…