Pick the right time frame and just about any investor can look like a genius. Getting a portfolio to outperform long enough to fuel anyone's retirement dreams, though, is an entirely different matter.

Warren Buffett took control of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) in 1965. Since then, A-class shares of the holding company have increased at a 20% compound annual growth rate.

Buffett's 57-year run at Berkshire Hathaway is the stuff of legends, but the stocks in the holding company's equity portfolio don't always move upward in a straight line. These three holdings lost between 29% and 56% of their value in 2022.

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