Key Points The investing giant has proven his stock-picking skills over nearly 60 years. Buffett looks for value and long-term potential when choosing future winners. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › When Warren Buffett speaks or makes a move, investors sit up and take notice. That's because this top investor steering the wheel at Berkshire Hathaway has driven the holding company to market-beating returns over nearly 60 years. Berkshire Hathaway has delivered a compound annual gain of ...