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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/NoDontClickOnThat on 2025-06-08 16:50:18+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Warren Buffett (5th richest in the world) started buying shares of Berkshire Hathaway in 1962 for less than $8 each. Right now, those shares are worth more than $740,000 each. He will finally retire as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, at the age of 95 years old, at the end of this year.