America's second richest man, legendary value (and brand name) investor, and owner of Berkshire Hathaway (the highest priced stock due to not splitting). Berkshire Hathaway stock has gone from $17.50 at the end of 1966 to $62,700 on August 4, 2000, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 index. Buffet hasn't performed as well lately (losing 19.9% in 1999) because he doesn't invest in high-tech stocks which he says he doesn't understand.
