If I'd invested in Amazon
Amazon is the everything store that reshaped retail and built the cloud that runs much of the internet. $1,000 put in at the end of 1997 would be worth about $954,200 today. Pick any year below and run your own numbers.
You'd have
$6,363
from $1,000 invested — up 536%.
Multiple6.36×
Per year21.7%
In today's $$4,623
shares held26.67 shares
Best & worst year to have bought
Every Amazon starting year
How Amazon stacks up
Same money, same year — see which one actually won.