Investing is done well when it's viewed as a long-term game. Moreover, instead of looking at stocks like they're lines on a screen, investors need to realize that these represent actual businesses.

Over the past few decades, very few companies have performed better for investors than this one. Since its initial public offering in September 1981, shares have generated a total return of 2,926,000%, turning a $1,000 investment into nearly $30 million today (as of Aug. 6).

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