Celebrating Charlie Munger

Celebrating Charlie Munger

The death today of Charlie Munger at the age of 99, announced by a Berkshire Hathaway news release just as the U.S. stock market was closing at 4pm ET, is prompting remembrances and tributes from across the financial world.

‘It’s been almost hilarious, it’s been so much fun’

In this video obituary that aired on CNBC this evening, Becky Quick explores Munger’s under-recognized role in helping Warren Buffett become one of the richest people on Earth by encouraging him to shift away from buying “so-so companies” just because they were cheap, and toward buying “really wonderful businesses at fair prices.”