Brookfield (NYSE:BN) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 3.66% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.08%. Currently, Brookfield has a market capitalization of $90.25 billion.

Buying $100 In BN: If an investor had bought $100 of BN stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $976.79 today based on a price of $58.84 for BN at the time of writing.

Brookfield'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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