The public shareholders who invested with Buffett also got rich, and in exactly the same proportion to their capital that Buffett did. The numbers themselves are almost inconceivable. If one had invested $10,000 when Buffett began his career, working out of his study in Omaha in 1956, and had stuck with him throughout, one would have had an investment at the end of 1995 worth $125 million.2
The public shareholders who chose to invest alongside Warren Buffett benefited significantly, receiving returns proportional to Buffett's own wealth. The magnitude of these returns is staggering. For instance, an initial investment of $10,000 in 1956, when Buffett began his journey in Omaha, would have grown to approximately $125 million by the end of 1995, illustrating the extraordinary success of his investment strategies.
This remarkable growth highlights Buffett's ability to generate wealth...
