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If you were smart enough to invest $10,000 in this FAANG stock 10 years ago in February 2014, you'd be sitting on a balance of $75,900 today, good for a monster 659% gain. The social media and digital advertising behemoth is one of the most valuable businesses in the world. And during its ascent, it has rewarded shareholders.

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Therefore, investors who missed out on the massive run in Amazon since 2014 might find a comparable opportunity in Sea Limited stock if they buy it today. But we know its e-commerce and financial services segments are already expanding well beyond that threshold, and its gaming business is showing signs of recovery.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

One of my favorite opportunities when investing is finding long-term multibaggers that have recently experienced short-term pullbacks in their share prices. Three high-growth businesses currently meeting these requirements are Celsius (NASDAQ: CELH) , MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) , and Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING).

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JANUARY 27, 2024

Where the stock was trading in January 2014 A decade ago, you might have been thinking that a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on hospitals would be a great long-term investment. 2, 2014, shares Medical Properties Trust (MPT) closed at $12.30.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

On the first day of trading in 2014, shares of Amgen closed at a price of $115.80. In 2014, its product sales topped $19.3 In 2014, the company had seven key blockbuster drugs that made up its top line. Let's take a closer look at the stock's returns and whether you should consider investing in Amgen today.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

If you bought $10,000 worth of stock in 2014, you'd be sitting on nearly $1.8 Artificial intelligence (AI) chip company Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) could be that company for this generation. The stock is up an unbelievable 17,800% over the past decade alone. million today. Of course, the big question is, what can investors expect moving forward?

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MARCH 6, 2024

With a market cap of $1.7 trillion, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is undoubtedly one of the most dominant enterprises on the planet. Riding the growth of the internet, the business is one of Silicon Valley's most prominent success stories. Unsurprisingly, this FAANG stock has made for a wonderful investment.

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DECEMBER 10, 2023

As you might imagine, my 2014 car has been paid off for years. But even though I've done a decent job of saving for college so far, I've decided I really want to buckle down and boost my kids' education funds in 2024. If I buy a car and take on auto loan payments, that's less money for college savings purposes.

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MARCH 6, 2024

Zooming out, this social media stock has been a huge winner, turning a $1,000 investment in March 2014 to $7,340 today. But over the past 16 months, it has come roaring back. Shares are up 454% since the 2022 low. That's good for a monster return of 634%.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It is customary to say that past success isn't a guarantee that a company will continue down that path -- a true statement. However, a corporation's track record provides vital information about its capabilities that helps decide whether it's worth investing in. That's why looking at a company's past can be useful.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By 2014, it went into a steep decline, and some feared a possible bankruptcy. However, its investment thesis changed dramatically after Lisa Su became CEO in October 2014. By the summer of 2016, investors who bought in the fall of 2014 were finally earning positive returns on the stock.

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JUNE 20, 2024

Imagine yourself in 2014. But 2014 was a tough year. A modest $1,000 investment in Nvidia in June of 2014 would have grown (dividends included) to a stunning $280,600 today! For reference, in Q2 2014, Nvidia made just $977 million in revenue, with adjusted ( non-GAAP ) net margins of 13.6%. NVDA data by YCharts.

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JULY 13, 2024

billion it reported nearly a decade earlier in 2014. Not surprisingly, its profits have taken a similar trajectory, soaring from just under $420 million in 2014 to $1.8 Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Average Returns 28.4% Below are the stock's returns in the second half of the year since 2014.

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MAY 1, 2024

On April 29, 2014, Disney 's Captain America: The Winter Soldier was the U.S. From $5,000 to nearly $1 million in a decade Had you invested $5,000 in Nvidia stock on April 29, 2014, your investment would be worth about $990,485, as of April 29, 2024. On April 29, 2014, Nvidia stock closed at a split-adjusted price of $4.67

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Let's have a look at how a more significant investment of $10,000 investment made in 2014 has performed in the past decade. Netflix over the last decade A $10,000 investment in Netflix made in September 2014 would now be worth about $111,000 as of this writing.

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AUGUST 11, 2024

In 2014, I attended my first Gen Con. In 2014, games giant Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) released the fifth edition of the game, with heavy promotion at Gen Con itself, including this near life-size D&D-themed castle constructed within the Indianapolis Convention Center's biggest ballrooms. It was fantastic -- and fortuitous.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

That was more than 95% below its all-time high from 2014. That's why Microsoft's annual revenue increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% from fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2024 (which ended last June) as its EPS grew at a CAGR of 16%. By this June, Lumen's stock had dipped below $1.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Over the past 10 years, the fund has achieved a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2%, meaning that $10,000 invested in 2014 would be worth $20,350 today. It has generated a 10-year CAGR of 10.1%, meaning a $10,000 investment made in 2014 would have grown to $26,100 today. The fund has a current dividend yield of 3.6%

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Note in the graph below how between 2009 and 2014 Lilly's dividend stayed flat. LLY Dividend data by YCharts One of the reasons behind the dividend hike in 2015 could have been the approval of Lilly's diabetes medication Trulicity, which got the nod from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in late 2014.

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AUGUST 24, 2024

Take a close look at the table below: Company 2014 Market Cap (in billions) 2024 Market Cap (in billions) IBM $182 $178 Nvidia $10 $2,965 In August 2014, IBM 's market cap was roughly 18 times larger than Nvidia 's (NASDAQ: NVDA). In the world of finance, 10 years is the blink of an eye. Want proof? But oh, how the tables have turned.

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MARCH 6, 2024

Microsoft has its head in the cloud In short, the reason for Microsoft's renaissance under Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella (who took over for Steve Ballmer in 2014) is the growth of its cloud business. Let's have a look.

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APRIL 27, 2024

Then, in 2014, Lisa Su became AMD's CEO, triggering one of the most impressive turnarounds in the tech market's history. As a result, an investment of $10,000 in AMD's stock in 2014 would be worth more than $357 billion today. A decade ago, the company was on the brink of bankruptcy, bleeding money alongside mounting debt.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

From fiscal 2014 to 2024 (which ended in March), its revenue expanded at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33% as its adjusted net income increased at a CAGR of 19%. 18, 2014, to an all-time high of $306.16 Alibaba has been a high-growth stock over the past decade. 27, 2020.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

That would make it comparable to Tesla in 2014, when the EV leader generated $3.2 But from 2014 to 2023, Tesla's revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46% to $96.8 If Lucid successfully ramps up its production, analysts expect its revenue to more than quadruple from $799 million in 2024 to $3.31 billion in 2026.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Black joined Liberty Hall in 2014 and Seely came on board in 2021. The post Liberty Hall promotes Black to partner and Seely to VP appeared first on PE Hub.

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Compton and Konert joined AEI in 2014 while Nemo came on board in 2016. The post AEI promotes Compton, Konert and Nemo to managing partner appeared first on PE Hub.

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However, that $10,000 investment in 2014 would still be worth nearly $779,000 today. The cryptocurrency was originally created as a parody of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) by two software engineers, Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, and named after the viral "doge" meme, which features a Shiba Inu dog. on May 8, 2021.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

Here's how the numbers break down: Average Enterprise Value-to-Sales Ratio (EV/S) From: 2004-2013 2014-2023 2003-2023 Boeing 0.9 Data on its average enterprise value-to-sales ratio for 2014 is missing because the company changed its fiscal year in 2015, skewing the data somewhat. General Dynamics 1.0 Huntington Ingalls 0.5*

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Microsoft was on a similar path until its cloud chief Satya Nadella became its CEO in 2014. From fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2024 (which ended this June), Microsoft's annual revenue rose at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% as its EPS grew at a CAGR of 16%. That's why its stock soared more than 820% over the past 10 years.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

Pirtek was founded in 1998 and then re-acquired by the Duncan family in 2014. The post Princeton Equity Group invests in hydraulic hose repair franchisor Pirtek appeared first on PE Hub.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The Ark Autonomous Tech and Robotics ETF runs a very concentrated portfolio This Ark ETF was established in 2014 and currently manages $739 million in assets. However, the Ark ETF is up 195% since its inception in 2014, which translates to a compound annual gain of around 11.7%. However, it does come with risks. Image source: Tesla.

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AUGUST 31, 2024

GOOGL Total Return Level data by YCharts Alphabet's stock has stumbled before -- and come back swinging You would of course have done even better if you invested in Alphabet on any other day of that year, but the company overcame its issues and stomped the broader market even from the worst possible starting point of 2014.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

billion to $24 billion between 2014 and 2023. from 2014 to 2023. That means if you bought Home Depot stock in 2014, your dividend per share would have increased roughly five-fold. That has helped Home Depot, a primarily brick-and-mortar retailer, to grow revenue at a compound annual rate of 7.7% in the last decade.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Since 2014, the Ukraine army fiercely clashed with Russian-backed separatists in the Donbas region. Between spring 2014 and early 2022, it's estimated that fighting in the region killed more than 14,000 people. 24, 2022, marking the start of the war.

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JUNE 6, 2024

With its shares down a stunning 96% since their initial public offering (IPO) in 2014, GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) has been a nightmare for early investors. After its IPO in 2014, GoPro attempted to expand outside the action camera market with video drones and digital media. A transformation strategy? Both failed spectacularly.

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MAY 28, 2024

If you invested $10,000 in MercadoLibre in May 2014, it would be worth about $204,000 today. Here are a few key points: In the first quarter of 2014, MercadoLibre's platform generated $1.8 The payments platform saw $664 million in volume in the first quarter of 2014. How much would a $10,000 investment have grown?

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Microsoft needs to maintain its momentum From fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2024 (which ended this June), Microsoft's annual revenue grew at a CAGR of 11% from $86.8 That rapid growth largely occurred after its former cloud chief, Satya Nadella, took over as the tech giant's CEO in 2014. billion to $245.1

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