Blackstone (NYSE:BX) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.0% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.03%. Currently, Blackstone has a market capitalization of $149.68 billion.

Buying $1000 In BX: If an investor had bought $1000 of BX stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $7,276.82 today based on a price of $122.54 for BX at the time of writing.

Blackstone'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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