But there are two keys to Buffett’s success you can embrace: time and control. In his 1965 shareholder letter, Buffett called it the Methuselah technique: a long life, a high rate of return, and “a combination of both (especially recommended by this author).”

Admired for his investing prowess and a taste for the simple things in life rather than luxury, billionaire Warren Buffett has won public affection even as he amassed a fortune for the ages -- riches that the "Oracle of Omaha" has pledged to give away.

And only one of them — being the GOAT when it comes to investing — is beyond the reach of the ordinary investor. The other six are achievable by almost anyone. You want to mak