Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN
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Billionaire investor Charlie Munger was affectionately called the “abominable no-man” by close friend and confidant Warren Buffett. That nickname was apt in more ways than one.
Munger, a billionaire investor and vice chairman of Buffett’s investment firm Berkshire Hathaway, died Tuesday morning at 99 years old.
Buffett, who gave Munger his nickname for often checking his enthusiasm, said Tuesday that the company “could not have been built to its present status without Charlie’s inspiration, wisdom and participation.”
Munger was most well-known as Buffett’s right-hand man and one-half of…
