Warren Buffett's cartoon show, Secret Millionaires Club, isn't really a secret — it has been around since 2009, and has steadily been expanding its audience among parents and educators concerned about America's financial illiteracy.
It isn't even Buffett's show, really — it's the brainchild of TV producer Andy Heyward, most famous for the Inspector Gadget franchise — but Buffett helps write the script and voices his animated avatar, and he even suggested adding "Secret" to the title, to grab kids' attention. "Say the word 'secret' and their faces light up," Buffett tells MarketWatch's Charles Passy.
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