In 1957, A Pediatrician Signed Up For An Investing Class In Omaha. She Decided To Invest Half Her Life Savings With The Teacher. His Name Was Warren Buffett. At 71 Years Old She Was Still Practicing Medicine And Carol Angle’s Family Fortune Was $300 Million.

In 1957 a 29-year-old Omaha pediatrician took Warren Buffett's night class and her family put half its savings with him. Forbes found her in 1998, at 71, still practicing, with a $300 million Berkshire fortune. Here is what the partnership letters and Berkshire's share price say $30,000 became, what the S&P 500 would have paid, the four crashes she held through, and what it means for a reader with one big position today.