If there's one thing Warren Buffett does better than just about anyone else on Wall Street, it's outperform the broader the market.

Despite being fallible, the affably named Oracle of Omaha has doubled-up the annualized total return of the benchmark S 500 since taking over as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) in 1965. On an aggregate basis, we're talking about a gain or more than 4,380,000% for Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A), compared to a total return, including dividends paid, of less than 30,000% for the S 500, as of the closing bell on Sept. 27, 2023.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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