Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 2.59% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.37%. Currently, Agnico Eagle Mines has a market capitalization of $103.10 billion.

Buying $1000 In AEM: If an investor had bought $1000 of AEM stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $8,707.23 today based on a price of $205.37 for AEM at the time of writing.

Agnico Eagle Mines'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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