Blackstone (NYSE:BX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 12.45% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.98%. Currently, Blackstone has a market capitalization of $61.83 billion.

Buying $1000 In BX: If an investor had bought $1000 of BX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,673.05 today based on a price of $83.70 for BX at the time of writing.

Blackstone'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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