Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 12.24% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.6%. Currently, Taiwan Semiconductor has a market capitalization of $2.19 trillion.

Buying $100 In TSM: If an investor had bought $100 of TSM stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $5,243.50 today based on a price of $421.34 for TSM at the time of writing.

Taiwan Semiconductor’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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