[sachmanb]

that and buffett has been outspoken against quants. he has also been accused of 'being in the right place at the right time' or 'lucky' quite a few times, but this is not the case.

another good book on buffett which has some sections dedicated to buffett vs quants and buffett vs 'its all luck' ppl is "The making of an American Capitalist" (http://www.amazon.com/Buffett-American-Capitalist-Roger-Lowe...) -- first book I got on him, perhaps the best (got snowball, haven't read it yet).

[byrneseyeview]

The books go well together. "Making of" is way more hagiographic, and less detailed.

What would be really great would be a wikified list of his transactions, linked to the financial statements and news stories that were current at the time.