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Geico, and pension plans of other Berkshire Hathaway units bought nearly $30 million of shares of domain-name registry firm VeriSign.

Warren Buffett, the iconic investor and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK), is renowned for his timeless advice on wealth-building. What Happened: With a net worth of approximately $142 billion,

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has been busy over the past week buying stock in an internet domain-name registry company, to extend its stature as the company’s largest shareholder.

Warren Buffett has invested more than $74 million in a Reston company best known for controlling internet domains for organizations across the globe.

VeriSign is ranked 5th in the S&P 500 for the highest profit margin, at about 56%, tied with Nvidia, according to third-quarter financial data.