Few investors have a more impressive track record than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. In the 57 years he's held the reins at Berkshire, he's led his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) to an average annual return of 20.1%, which equates to an aggregate return of more than 3,600,000%.

Buffett's success as an investor is due to myriad factors, including a willingness to hold investments for long periods of time, as well as his love of cyclical companies and dividend stocks.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett.

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