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Warren Buffett bought his first stock at 11. Meanwhile, you were just discovering Pop-Tarts.

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Buffett has described buying his first shares at 11 years old (in 1942), purchasing Cities Service Preferred. It’s often told as an early lesson in patience and compounding—he sold after a small gain, and the stock later rose multiple times more.

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