Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 5.31% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.8%. Currently, Morgan Stanley has a market capitalization of $305.82 billion.

Buying $1000 In MS: If an investor had bought $1000 of MS stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $13,692.72 today based on a price of $194.72 for MS at the time of writing.

Morgan Stanley’s Performance Over Last 15 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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