Great investors of the last half century

"In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497." — Warren Buffett (this represents an increase of 17,320 percent) Great investors build wealth over the long haul. As one illustration, over the period from 1926 through 2015, the annualized total return for l

"In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497." — Warren Buffett (this represents an increase of 17,320 percent) Great investors build wealth over the long haul. As one illustration, over the period from 1926 through 2015, the annualized total return for l…