The Story of Rick Gurren's Disappearance from Investing Trio

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Rick Gurren was a part of an investing trio with Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger, but disappeared due to his use of excessive debt and leverage in the 1970s.
Gurren's stock market losses in 1973 and 1974 caused him to be margin called and forced to sell his Berkshire stock to Buffet.
Buffet bought Gurren's Berkshire stock at under $40 a share.

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