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Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 8.82% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.71%. Currently, Amazon.com has a market capitalization of $1.23 trillion.
Buying $100 In AMZN: If an investor had bought $100 of AMZN stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $249.87 today based on a price of $120.56 for AMZN at the time of writing.
Amazon.com's Performance Over Last 5 Years
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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