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How much would you have earned if you invested in Apple when Buffett did?

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Warren Buffett is one of the most famous investors in the world.

As CEO of Berkshire Hathaway , he powered that company’s stock to an incredible 19.8% average annual return from 1965 through 2022 .

This means that Buffett and Berkshire beat the S&P 500 — which averaged 9.9% annually , by more than double for about 50 years .

Buffett made waves in the investment world when Berkshire first bought Apple stock in Q1 2016 , and then continued and even accelerated his buying throughout 2016 and 2017 .

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