Blackstone (NYSE:BX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 14.53% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 28.13%. Currently, Blackstone has a market capitalization of $146.32 billion.

Buying $1000 In BX: If an investor had bought $1000 of BX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $3,456.08 today based on a price of $188.46 for BX at the time of writing.

Blackstone's Performance Over Last 5 Years

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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