Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.03% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.12%. Currently, Kinross Gold has a market capitalization of $28.40 billion.

Buying $100 In KGC: If an investor had bought $100 of KGC stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $251.19 today based on a price of $23.30 for KGC at the time of writing.

Kinross Gold's Performance Over Last 5 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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