Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 29.95% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 42.1%. Currently, Tesla has a market capitalization of $1.34 trillion.

Buying $1000 In TSLA: If an investor had bought $1000 of TSLA stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $201,734.69 today based on a price of $402.25 for TSLA at the time of writing.

Tesla's Performance Over Last 15 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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