MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 22.15% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 32.72%. Currently, MercadoLibre has a market capitalization of $72.92 billion.

Buying $100 In MELI: If an investor had bought $100 of MELI stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $1,625.82 today based on a price of $1438.36 for MELI at the time of writing.

MercadoLibre's Performance Over Last 10 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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