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Louis Simpson, Buffett’s Onetime Stock Picker, Dies at 85

  • Simpson was an investment ‘hall of famer,’ Berkshire CEO said
  • With his wife, Kimberly Querrey, Simpson ran SQ Advisors
Louis Simpson in 2011.Photographer: Matthew Staver/Bloomberg
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Louis Simpson, who helped pick stocks for famed investor Warren Buffett as part of a financial career that spanned more than 50 years, has died. He was 85.

He died in Chicago on Jan. 8 following a prolonged illness, according to Northwestern University in Illinois, where he had served as a trustee. He and his wife, Kimberly, were residents of Naples, Florida.