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오늘은 워렌 버핏의 친구이자 평생의 동반자 그리고 조언가였던 고 찰리멍거에 대한 이야기를 들려드리겠습니다.

워렌 버핏과 찰리 멍거의 전설적인 파트너십은 1959년 오마하의 한 저녁 식사 자리에서 시작되었습니다. 당시 35세였던 멍거와 29세였던 버핏은 비즈니스와 투자에 대한 공통된 관심사를 발견하고 즉시 친구가 되었습니다. 이 만남은 두 사람의 인생을 바꾸어 놓았고, 결과적으로 세계 최대 규모의 기업 중 하나를 탄생시켰습니다.

[CNBC에 따르면](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/26/berkshire-hathaways-warren-buffett-remembers-meeting-charlie-munger.html), 버핏은 이렇게 회상했습니다: "우리는 다른 사람 같은 사람을 찾지 못할 것이라고 생각했습니다. 우리는 그냥 서로 잘 맞았죠."

멍거는 1924년 네브라스카 주 오마하에서 태어나 대공황을 겪으며 자랐습니다. 그는 제2차 세계대전에 참전했고, 하버드 법대를 졸업한 후 성공적인 변호사가 되었습니다. 버핏의 조언으로 멍거는 법률 업무를 그만두고 투자 관리에 전념하게 되었습니다.

1978년, 멍거는 버크셔 해서웨이의 부회장으로 취임하며 공식적으로 버핏의 오른팔이 되었습니다. 그들의 파트너십은 버크셔 해서웨이를 struggling textile manufacturer에서 수천억 달러 규모의 글로벌 기업으로 성장시켰습니다.

[Investopedia는 멍거의 영향력](https://www.investopedia.com/warren-buffett-s-right-hand-man-charlie-munger-8786141)에 대해 이렇게 설명합니다: "멍거는 버핏에게 우량 기업에 프리미엄을 지불하는 아이디어를 소개했습니다. 그의 멘탈 모델과 학제간 사고에 대한 강조는 버크셔가 투자를 평가하는 방식의 중심이 되었습니다."

안타깝게도 멍거는 2023년 11월 28일, 100세를 불과 한 달 앞두고 세상을 떠났습니다. 그의 죽음은 투자 세계에 큰 충격을 주었습니다. 버핏은 성명을 통해 "버크셔 해서웨이는 찰리의 영감, 지혜, 참여 없이는 현재의 위치에 도달할 수 없었을 것"이라고 말했습니다.

2025년 5월 3일에 열릴 예정인 버크셔 해서웨이의 연례 주주총회는 멍거 없이 처음 열리는 총회가 될 것입니다. [Good Investing에 따르면](https://www.good-investing.net/event/berkshire-hathaway-annual-shareholders-meeting-2025/), 이 행사는 여전히 "자본주의자들의 우드스톡"으로 불리며, 전 세계의 투자자들이 버핏의 지혜를 듣기 위해 모일 것입니다.

멍거의 유산은 계속해서 투자자들에게 영감을 주고 있습니다. 그의 "멘탈 모델" 접근법과 장기적 관점은 현대 투자 철학의 근간이 되었습니다. 버핏과 멍거의 파트너십은 비즈니스 세계에서 가장 성공적이고 지속적인 관계 중 하나로 남을 것입니다.

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