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If You Invested $5,000 in Microsoft Stock in 2014, This Is How Much You'd Have Today

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Getting big gains Microsoft stock was trading for around $38 per share in early 2014. Satya Nadella had just taken over the CEO position from Steve Ballmer in 2014, and he singled out cloud services as a major growth goal for the company. That's the same profit level that took a full year to achieve back in 2014.

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This Stock Market Indicator Has Been 70% Accurate Since 2014. It Signals a Big Move in September.

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As an example, the S&P 500 has declined in 7 of the 10 Septembers since 2014, or 70% of the time. 2014: (1.6%) 2015: (2.7%) 2016: (0.1%) 2017: 1.9% In fact, the market has declined so consistently in that particular month that the phenomenon is called the "September Effect." Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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If You'd Invested $10,000 in Meta Platforms Stock in 2014, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

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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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If You Invested $1,000 in Alphabet in 2014, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

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Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 70% of His $10 Billion Portfolio in Just 4 Stocks

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The billionaire investor runs a $10 billion portfolio for outside investors, owning positions in just seven stocks that he and the team have held for many years. Here are four stocks that make up a whopping 70% of Ackman's concentrated stock portfolio. Shares are up 194% since 2014, with earnings per share ( EPS ) up 654% as well.

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3 Vanguard Funds That Can Serve as a Complete Portfolio

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Below is a nuts and bolts overview of three Vanguard growth ETFs that epitomize the simple, cost-efficient approach to investing and could serve as the backbone of a well-diversified portfolio. average annual return since 2014. Read on to find out more about these popular funds. Image source: Getty Images.

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3 Unstoppable Multibaggers Up Between 965% and 3,450% Since 2014 to Buy After a Recent Pullback

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Investing in its logistics network to serve the underpenetrated LatAm e-commerce market while building out its credit portfolio to help the underbanked, the company's focus on benefiting its users is more important to me than 90 days' worth of profits. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.