Reinsurance Group (NYSE:RGA) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 3.49% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.79%. Currently, Reinsurance Group has a market capitalization of $16.60 billion.

Buying $100 In RGA: If an investor had bought $100 of RGA stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $210.57 today based on a price of $251.14 for RGA at the time of writing.

Reinsurance Group’s Performance Over Last 5 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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