If You'd Invested $10,000 in Berkshire Hathaway 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has been one of the most successful long-term investments of all time, producing returns in excess of 5,500,000% since Warren Buffett took control in the 1960s.However, Buffett himself cautioned in his 2014 letter to shareholders -- marking his 50th anniversary of leading Berkshire -- that the returns of the next 50 years wouldn't come close to those of the first 50 under Buffett's leadership. The numbers have simply become too big for the investment to 100X, or even to 10X, from current levels in the not-too-distant future.Image source: The Motley Fool.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool