The numbers blow your mind away.
If, in 1968, you invested $20.50 in a share of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B)(NYSE: BRK-A), it would today be worth about $193,000. And that's just one share. If you splurged and spent about $125, you'd now be a millionaire with just six shares of Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock to your name.
But that was then, and this is now. No one has ever gained their financial independence by pining for the types of returns we can see with hindsight.
As it is, there's little chance that Berkshire will perform anything like it has during its illustrious past. In fact, there are some pretty compelling reasons for investors--especially beginners--to shy away from owning stocks.
Motley Fool contributor Brian Stoffel highlights two such reasons in the video below, and discusses what they could mean for investors.
Source: Berkshire Hathaway, NDTV Profit, YCharts, Nick via Wikimedia
Follow along as we countdown the days until Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3. A handful of Fools will be attending the event and live chatting with other Fools around the globe! Click HERE to set a reminder for yourself about the live chat!
The previous articles in our "12 Days of Berkshire" series:
12 Reasons Warren Buffett Is an Incredible Investor and How You Can Learn From Him
11 Things in Your House Making Warren Buffett Money
10 Reasons Berkshire Hathaway Is the Best Stock You Can Buy
9 Warren Buffett-Approved Dividend Stocks
8 Stocks Warren Buffett Should Never Buy
7 Things We Can Learn From Warren Buffett’s Biggest Money Mistakes
6 Companies Warren Buffett Helped Save
Warren Buffett’s 5 Best Businesses
