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July 26, 2009
Buffett cartoon to teach Temasick
OMAHA (Nebraska) - BILLIONAIRE investor Warren Buffett will lend his voice to an online animated series designed to teach financial lessons to children.
Mr Buffett is starring in The Secret Millionaire's Club, which aims to educate children about basic financial principles, such as avoiding debt.
He said he hopes the cartoon will be fun and informative.
'What better time to help educate our kids about financial responsibility,' he said in a statement.
Each online episode will be three to five minutes long.
Mr Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway's chairman and chief executive officer, is donating his time to the project to foster financial literacy.
This will not be the first time he is involved in cartoons.
He also provided the voice of James Madison in a DVD called Liberty's Kids, which was created by Mr Andy Heyward, the creator of the new series.
Mr Heyward has been creating humorous cartoons for Berkshire's annual meetings since the 1980s. -- AP
July 26, 2009
Buffett cartoon to teach Temasick
OMAHA (Nebraska) - BILLIONAIRE investor Warren Buffett will lend his voice to an online animated series designed to teach financial lessons to children.
Mr Buffett is starring in The Secret Millionaire's Club, which aims to educate children about basic financial principles, such as avoiding debt.
He said he hopes the cartoon will be fun and informative.
'What better time to help educate our kids about financial responsibility,' he said in a statement.
Each online episode will be three to five minutes long.
Mr Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway's chairman and chief executive officer, is donating his time to the project to foster financial literacy.
This will not be the first time he is involved in cartoons.
He also provided the voice of James Madison in a DVD called Liberty's Kids, which was created by Mr Andy Heyward, the creator of the new series.
Mr Heyward has been creating humorous cartoons for Berkshire's annual meetings since the 1980s. -- AP
