Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.26% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.94%. Currently, Goldman Sachs Group has a market capitalization of $271.63 billion.

Buying $1000 In GS: If an investor had bought $1000 of GS stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $6,741.31 today based on a price of $879.62 for GS at the time of writing.

Goldman Sachs Group’s Performance Over Last 20 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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