13 Dec 2016 Warren Buffett’s Latest Milestone: Berkshire at $250,000 Per Share ( Portfolio )

At a quarter million dollars per share, Berkshire Class As are the most expensive publicly traded equities in the U.S. They’ve come a long way since Mr. Buffett put in his first buy order for 2,000 shares with Wall Street broker Tweedy, Browne and Reilly back in Dec. 12, 1962. He paid $7.50 a share for his initial stake. That’s an increase of 3,333,233%.