Warren Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway made a profit of $35.5 billion in the first quarter

Warren Buffett’s company said its profit soared in the first quarter and the paper value of its investment portfolio is paying off to the thousands of shareholders who will fill an arena on Saturday to hear the billionaire and many of the group’s other top executives speak.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Chloe Lin, who traveled from Singapore to attend the meeting for the first time and learn from Buffett and his longtime investing partner Charlie Munger.

Berkshire shareholders’ meetings always attract crowds of people who admire the two investors and want to hear whatever wisdom they impart about recent events and life lessons. And with both men in their 90s this year, some in the crowd felt the need to attend while both men are still here.