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I’m using the Warren Buffett method to build wealth in 2024

Story by Christopher Ruane

Compounding builds wealth

Given how successful his company Berkshire Hathaway has been though, why does it not pay dividends?

The reason is that Buffett is a big believer in compounding. That basically means reinvesting earnings, whether in the form of dividends or capital gains.

He compares it to pushing a snowball downhill. As it goes, it picks up more snow that, in turn, picks up even more snow. In Buffett’s analogy, the snow represents money.