Plenty of big-time investors have made a name for themselves over the years, but arguably none have become as big of a household name as Warren Buffett. Thanks to personal achievements and the success of his company,

Warren Buffett is donating $1.1 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four of his family's foundations.

Investor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by announcing plans Monday to hand more than $1.1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four of his family's foundations, and he offered new details about who will be handing out the rest of his fortune after his death.

On any given morning in Omaha, Nebraska, one can expect to find Warren Buffett buying breakfast at the local McDonald's. The billionaire investor loves to stop by the hamburger chain on his way to the office to run his trillion-dollar empire Berkshire Hathaway.

Tomorrow’s decisions are likely to be better made by three live and well-directed brains than by a dead hand,” wrote Buffett, whose lifetime giving of over $60 billion makes him likely the most prolific philanthropist ever.

I’ve never wished to create a dynasty or pursue any plan that extended beyond the children,” Buffett wrote in a lengthy letter Monday.

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