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FWIW - I DIDNOT do this - damn!

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Home Depot (HD) closed at all-time highs today.
$5000 invested in Home Depot when it went public in 1981 is worth about $30 million today.

Turning 5k into 30 million for 35 years means that HD compounded at an average annual rate of 28%.

28% annual appreciation for 35 years is very, very rare.

To compare to some of the best-performing stocks of all time:
5k invested in Microsoft in 1986 is worth about $4.85 million today.
5k invested in Walmart in 1975 is worth about 29 million today.
5k invested in Applied Materials (AMAT) in 1975 is worth about 22 million today.

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