Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 28.0% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 35.62%. Currently, Apple has a market capitalization of $2.81 trillion.

Buying $100 In AAPL: If an investor had bought $100 of AAPL stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $44,758.26 today based on a price of $181.95 for AAPL at the time of writing.

Apple's Performance Over Last 20 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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