Warren Buffett's Geico investment started when he discovered Benjamin Graham was Geico's chairman, traveled to Washington on a weekend to visit, found the building locked, and a janitor let him in where he spent four hours with Laura M Davidson who answered his endless questions about insurance and the business, which Buffett said changed his life.
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“he was in the library one day and he realized that Benjamin Graham was the chairman of Geico so...he ended up making the Trek to Washington on a weekend...a janitor who was working in there and let buff it in and the janitor brought Warren to Laura M Davidson and who was the only person who was working in that day and he actually spent four hours answering just endless questions...Warren said this one event changed his life”
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Scuttlebutt and Sleuthing: Unveiling the Secrets of Successful Investors w/ Kyle Grieve (TIP694)— The Investor’s PodcastCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:47:48 AM
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