Goldman Sachs Gr (NYSE:GS) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 3.99% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.28%. Currently, Goldman Sachs Gr has a market capitalization of $151.27 billion.

Buying $1000 In GS: If an investor had bought $1000 of GS stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,205.14 today based on a price of $479.00 for GS at the time of writing.

Goldman Sachs Gr'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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