The man, the legend, the interview: Warren Buffett

Magically, a transcription of a PBS Nightly Business Report interview with Warren Buffett ended up in my inbox and I thought it would be a great place to pull a catchy quote for a Money Talks post (which is basically my cop out when I have nothing else to write about). But halfway through the interview I realized it was way to good to pick and choose. Buffett - CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, worth about $60 billion (pre-economic collapse), and widely considered to be one of the smartest investors in the world - is truly an amazing guy.

For someone who’s life you would think revolves largely around money, he is, afterall, an investor by title, he seems so unphased by the economic climate right now.

A PBS reporter interviewed Buffett as a part of the Nightly Business Report’s 30-year anniversary special about his talks with President Obama, his optimism for the economy in the long run, and how he hasn’t altered his investing strategies since 1949, or maybe ‘50 (no, he will NOT give you investing recommendations, even if the reporter begs, which she does)

Here’s a quote to satisfy those of you who don’t like to read, the majority of the interview after the jump for those of you in the middle, and for anyone who wants the whole beast - post a comment and I’ll e-mail you the full interview.

Well the most important thing to fix right now is the economy. We have a business slowdown particularly after October 1st it was sort of on a glide path downward up til roughly October 1st and then it went into a real nosedive. In fact in September I said we were in an economic Pearl Harbor and I’ve never used that phrase before.

- Warren Buffett,

CEO, Berkshire Hathaway,

inventing new phrases.

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Interview: Laurie A. Linn, marketer and entrepreneur

I spoke with Laurie Linn today, who will be speaking at 7:30 tonight in the Park Auditorium at Ithaca College. She’s the president of local design and marketing firm Communiqué and has more than 20 years of experience in marketing, including work with major financial institutions like Citibank, Chase and Bank One. She’s also served as chair of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce and was recently named Woman of the Year by the National Association of Professional and Executive Women.

I spoke with Laurie about her first years out of college, the best money advice she ever got and starting her own business.

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