Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.22% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.76%. Currently, Goldman Sachs Group has a market capitalization of $308.38 billion.

Buying $1000 In GS: If an investor had bought $1000 of GS stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $7,831.07 today based on a price of $1045.38 for GS at the time of writing.

Goldman Sachs Group’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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