Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has minted many millionaires during the past six decades. If you had invested $10,000 in Berkshire on May 10, 1965 -- the day Warren Buffett's investment fund took full control of the struggling textile maker -- your investment would be worth a whopping $381.

The CEO slashed Berkshire’s Apple stake by two-thirds—and left some $30 billion on the table while incurring a big tax bill.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

For decades, Berkshire Hathaway's stock was only available through over-the-counter markets. But on Nov. 29, 1988, it listed what are now known as its Class A shares on the New York Stock Exchange. In his shareholder letter that year, Buffett said his main motivation was minimizing investors' transaction costs.

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has been one of the most successful stock investments of all time. Plus, many people reading this aren't old even enough to have bought Berkshire stock in the 1960s.