$100 Invested In This Stock 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Apple AAPL has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 14.23% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 25.62%. Currently, Apple has a market capitalization of $3.55 trillion.

Buying $100 In AAPL: If an investor had bought $100 of AAPL stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $3,195.80 today based on a price of $235.04 for AAPL at the time of writing.

Apple's Performance Over Last 15 Years

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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