Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 5.96% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.05%. Currently, Goldman Sachs Group has a market capitalization of $243.34 billion.

Buying $100 In GS: If an investor had bought $100 of GS stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $530.63 today based on a price of $824.91 for GS at the time of writing.

Goldman Sachs Group's Performance Over Last 10 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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