If you've ever wondered why Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett draws in the neighborhood of 40,000 investors to his company's shareholder meeting each year, look no further than his track record. Since taking over the CEO role in the mid-1960s, the "Oracle of Omaha" has overseen a nearly 4,964,000% return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A), which compares quite favorably to the roughly 36,000% total return, including dividends paid, for the broad-based S 500 over the same span.

For nearly six decades, Buffett and his top-notch investment team have had a knack for picking out time-tested bargains hiding in plain sight.

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

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