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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

From fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2024 (which ended this January), Nvidia's revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39%. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

billion shares, and owned a stake since 2019. Learn more *Stock Advisor returns as of February 3, 2025 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. AWS is a tantalizing reason for any investor like Buffett to be interested.

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DECEMBER 25, 2024

in 1965, its stock has delivered a compound annual return of 19.8%. He buys into companies with steady growth, robust profitability, strong management teams, and shareholder-friendly initiatives like stock buyback programs and dividend schemes, which help to compound his returns over time. Talk about an incredible return!

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Learn More Disney World introduced an app-based virtual queue platform when it opened Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at the resort's Disney's Hollywood Studios in late 2019. Guests can now pay as much as $19 for one-time access to Cosmic Rewind's Lightning Lane queue when a one-hour return window becomes available.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The online retail leader keeps winning for shareholders John Ballard (Amazon): Berkshire Hathaway has held a position in Amazon stock since 2019. Learn more *Stock Advisor returns as of February 3, 2025 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.

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JANUARY 12, 2025

See the 10 stocks Intel's current AI accelerator lineup comes from Habana Labs, an AI chip company Intel acquired in 2019. See 3 Double Down stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 6, 2025 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.

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DECEMBER 28, 2024

The partnership -- which dates back to 2019 -- paved the way for Microsoft to launch the Copilot AI assistant, which is now embedded into most of its flagship software apps. The company is also a leader in AI software, thanks to its near-$14 billion investment in ChatGPT creator OpenAI.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Since the end of 2019, Hilton's total properties have grown from 6,110 to 8,301, a 36% increase. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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MARCH 10, 2025

From 1965 through 2024, he delivered a 5,502,284% cumulative return for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. While Coca-Cola won't deliver the same returns as it did for Buffett over the next 30-plus years, there are a few reasons investors can expect the business to continue growing sales, earnings , and dividend payments.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

It delivered industry-leading profitability during the third quarter, enabling it to provide its shareholders with industry-leading cash returns. He then provided a specific example, highlighting the refining business : In 2024, year-to-date earnings are roughly double what they were in the same period of 2019 on a constant-margin basis.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Berkshire first purchased these ETFs in late 2019 and hasn't touched either position since, until selling them in Q4. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

It went public in 1993, and it only grew its revenue at an anemic compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6% from 1994 to 2019. By the end of 2019, its stock price had dropped to $1.14 -- a 32% discount to its split-adjusted IPO price of $1.67 -- and it was broadly dismissed as a slow-growth IT services and enterprise software company.

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JULY 29, 2024

Palantir's revenue rose at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32% from 2019 to 2023, and analysts forecast its revenue to increase at a CAGR of 20% from 2023 to 2026. The company went public in 1993, and its revenue only grew at a CAGR of 6% from 1994 to 2019. It ended 2019 at just $1.14

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The cycles that began in 1995, 1998, and 2019 started with a quarter-point cut, and the cycles that began in 2001 and 2007 started with a half-point cut. First Rate Cut S&P 500 Return (12 Months) July 1995 19% September 1998 21% January 2001 (14%) September 2007 (21%) July 2019 10% Median 10% Data source: Trading Economics, YCharts.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

The S&P 500 rose 16% or better in five of the past six years, which isn't typical The index has been doing well for several years, far better than normal -- its long-term average annual return is around 10%. Year Return 2024 26.9%* 2023 24.23% 2022 (19.44%) 2021 26.89% 2020 16.26% 2019 28.88% Data source: YCharts.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Selling that business has allowed Shopify to return to profitability, which could bode well for the company over the next five years. Revenue growth levels had slowed by 2019, when they fell below 50%. Year Revenue Growth Rate 2019 47% 2020 86% 2021 57% 2022 21% 2023 26% Data source: Shopify annual reports from 2023, 2021, and 2019.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Over the last five years, the Vanguard Growth ETF has generated a total return of nearly 137% -- meaning a $10,000 investment made in late 2019 would be worth almost $24,000 as of this writing. Since 2019, it has generated a return of 94% -- meaning a $10,000 investment made in 2019 would be worth about $19,500 as of this writing.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Buffett established a position in the company with a big $10 billion purchase of preferred shares in 2019 to help Occidental acquire Anadarko Petroleum. Learn more *Stock Advisor returns as of February 3, 2025 American Express is an advertising partner of Motley Fool Money. As of this writing, Berkshire still held roughly $8.5

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

From the beginning of 2019 to the end of 2020, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) more than tripled its market capitalization. Nvidia's end markets are going crazy Nvidia ended 2019 with a market cap of $144 billion. Based on that year-end 2019 multiple, Nvidia would be worth $1.4 Three years later, the value of the company tripled again.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

From 1928 to 2023, the S&P 500 has averaged a decline during September -- even though the broad-market index has delivered an average annual return of 9%, meaning its return excluding September is even stronger. Notably, the Nasdaq still hasn't returned to its record from July, but it is approaching it. 2024 ??? ???

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JULY 27, 2024

Buffett finally conceded in 2019 that he "was wrong in a couple of ways on Kraft Heinz," adding that he "overpaid for Kraft." The admission was of little comfort to investors, however, who watched the stock lose more than 70% of its value from 2017's high to 2019's low. per share hasn't been raised since being lowered in 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

That's a noteworthy observation because the index has only returned at least 10% through the first 100 trading days of the year on seven other occasions during the last three decades. In other words, returns of at least 10% in the first 100 trading days have been a perfect predictor of full-year returns of at least 20%.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Finally, Nvidia gained during a rate-cut cycle in 2019 that preceded the pandemic, and then jumped again in 2020 as rates plunged once COVID-19 swept the country. Nvidia stock soared through the second half of 2019 as the federal funds rate came down by 75 basis points. That performance tracked with the broader chip industry.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Since October 2019, shares have tanked 94%, while at the same time, the broader S&P 500 has produced a 111% total return. The business hasn't reported positive operating income for a full year since 2019. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Over the last 20 years, AutoZone has delivered total returns of roughly 4,000%, making it a 41-bagger in a relatively short period -- for true long-term investors, at least. With masterful capital allocators at the helm, AutoZone has provided investors with market-smashing returns -- and looks poised to continue doing so.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Policymakers reduce the benchmark rate to stimulate economic growth, which could logically translate into robust stock market returns. First Rate Cut S&P 500 Return (12 Months) July 1995 19% September 1998 21% January 2001 (14%) September 2007 (21%) July 2019 10% Median 10% Source: The Federal Reserve, YCharts.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of December 16, 2024 All these references are non-GAAP financial measures defined in our earnings press release.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

It delivered just 380 commercial airplanes in 2019 -- down by half from 2018 -- as it reeled from a pair of 737 MAX crashes and the grounding of those aircraft that followed. In 2021, the Boeing Commercial Airplanes division delivered 340 units -- almost equal to the 2019 figure. But ever since then, Boeing has been growing.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Over time, the strategy has shown itself to be a winning one, as the S&P 500 has delivered an average annual return of 10% since the late 1950s. It's important to choose an ETF with an expense ratio of less than 1% so that fees don't hurt your returns over time. The Vanguard fund fits the bill, with an expense ratio of just 0.03%.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

The bulls returned as its revenue growth accelerated again and its profits soared. From 2019 to 2023, Palantir's revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32%. Revenue Growth 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Government 35% 77% 47% 19% 14% Commercial 17% 22% 34% 29% 20% Total 25% 47% 41% 24% 17% Data source: Palantir.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A bolder bet on higher oil prices Berkshire's history in Occidental Petroleum, commonly known as Oxy, dates back to 2019 when Berkshire helped Oxy fund the purchase of fellow exploration and production (E&P) company Anadarko Petroleum. Oxy paid top dollar for Anadarko in 2019, coincidentally outbidding Chevron.

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JULY 24, 2024

Its revenue rose at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 65% from fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2024 (which ended this January), its stock surged 265% over the past five years, and it now serves about 60% of the Fortune 500 companies. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

Over the past five years, both stocks delivered total returns of about 50% when factoring in dividend reinvestment. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

was founded in 1944 and held its initial public offering (IPO) in May 2019 at $27 per share. Parsons' key numbers Company Market Cap Forward P/E Wall Street's Projected 2024 EPS Growth Stock Return YTD 2024 Stock Return Since May 2019 IPO Parsons $10.0 What does Parsons do? billion* 29.4 112% Data sources: Yahoo!

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JULY 28, 2024

By comparison, the S&P 500 produced an average total return of 10.2% Berkshire also holds about $8 billion worth of preferred shares, which it received in exchange for helping finance Occidental's acquisition of Anadarko in 2019. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. in that time.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Intel's troubles started with a difficult transition from 14 nanometer to 10nm chips (2018-2019) and worsened with even more delays in its subsequent transition to 7nm chips (2020-2023). Bob Swan, CEO from 2019 to 2021, even briefly considered following AMD's lead to become a fabless chipmaker to permanently resolve its production issues.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Metric 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 GMV growth 49% 96% 47% 12% 20% GPV growth 55% 110% 59% 24% 29% Revenue growth 47% 86% 57% 21% 26% Data source: Shopify. In June 2023, Shopify divested its capital-intensive logistics division (which it previously expanded through its acquisitions of 6 River Systems in 2019 and Deliverr in 2022).

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