Kinross Gold KGC has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 7.1% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.43%. Currently, Kinross Gold has a market capitalization of $13.68 billion.

Buying $1000 In KGC: If an investor had bought $1000 of KGC stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $4,773.50 today based on a price of $11.13 for KGC at the time of writing.

Kinross Gold's Performance Over Last 10 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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