American International Gr (NYSE:AIG) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.4% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.13%. Currently, American International Gr has a market capitalization of $43.21 billion.

Buying $1000 In AIG: If an investor had bought $1000 of AIG stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,373.55 today based on a price of $77.99 for AIG at the time of writing.

American International Gr'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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