Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 16.64% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 29.74%. Currently, Apple has a market capitalization of $4.80 trillion.

Buying $100 In AAPL: If an investor had bought $100 of AAPL stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $1,342.06 today based on a price of $326.71 for AAPL at the time of writing.

Apple’s Performance Over Last 10 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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