Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.94% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.72%. Currently, Ameriprise Financial has a market capitalization of $43.40 billion.

Buying $100 In AMP: If an investor had bought $100 of AMP stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,096.75 today based on a price of $475.33 for AMP at the time of writing.

Ameriprise Financial's Performance Over Last 20 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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