Those who have followed Berkshire Hathaway have long-anticipated that the day would come when legendary investor and CEO Warren Buffett called it quits.

Buffett, one of the world’s richest people and most accomplished investors, took control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965 when it was a textiles manufacturer. He turned the company into a conglomerate by finding other businesses and stocks to buy that were selling for less than they were worth.