Warren Buffett is currently the sixth-richest person in the world, with a fortune totaling $122 billion, according to Bloomberg. But he has also created substantial wealth for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. Buffett took control of the company in 1965, and the stock has doubled the performance of the S 500 since that time.

Suffice it to say, investors can always turn to Buffett when searching for inspiration, and while Berkshire's portfolio is packed with wonderful stocks, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and (NYSE: V) stand out right now. Both stocks have crushed the broader market over the past decade, and investors can expect the outperformance to continue in the future.

Here's why I'd split a $1,000 investment evenly across Amazon and Visa without hesitation.

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