كيف تبدأ بالاستثمار: نصائح حول الاستثمار للمبتدئين
لعل النصيحة الأهم التي سنقدمها لك هي: ابدأ بالاستثمار اليوم، ولا تنتظر! إذ سيؤدي الاستثمار اليوم إلى تحقيق أعلى قيمة ممكنة لأموالك في المستقبل. ومثالاً على ذلك، ...
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وإليك حقيقة مذهلة أخرى، إذ تشير <anchor>سي. إن. بي. سي. (CNBC)</anchor> إلى أنك لو استثمرت مبلغ 1,000 دولار في العام 1997 خلال عملية الاكتتاب العام الأولي لأسهم “أمازون”، لكانت قيمة استثمارك ستبلغ 1,341,000 دولار أمريكي في شهر أغسطس من العام 2018. وفي تلك الحالة كان استثمارك لمبلغ 1000 دولار كفيلاً بضمان استقرارك المالي في غضون 21 عاماً، دون الحاجة لأي مصدر دخل آخر.
If you put $1,000 in Amazon in 1997, here's how much you'd have now
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# If you invested $1,000 in Amazon in 1997, here's how much you'd have now

Published Fri, Aug 31 20182:33 PM EDTUpdated Fri, Aug 31 20186:35 PM EDT

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It's been almost a year since Amazon closed its deal to purchase Whole Foods and the verdict is in for shareholders of the online retail giant. Amazon's stock has more than doubled over the past year, outperforming other publicly traded grocery chains by a wide margin. Since the Amazon-Whole Food deal closed, the S&P 500 index has been up 18 percent.

As impressive as that is, original investors in Amazon fare even better. If you had invested $1,000 during Amazon's IPO in May 1997, your investment would be worth $1,341,000 as of August 31, according to CNBC calculations.

That's better than the so-called FAANG stocks, plus Ebay – which debuted in that same period. Apple's gain, which was the second highest at a nearly 58,000 percent, is notable, but it also had a 17-year head start and its return is still less than half of Amazon's.

Amazon is not only crushing the competition from other grocery stores; it continues to reign supreme in retail as well. Since its IPO in May 1997, Amazon has gained over 134,000 percent, far surpassing other competitors.

It's also worth noting that Amazon began as an online bookstore before it grew and diversified. Barnes & Noble, another book retailer, has seen the value of its stock go down nearly by half.

Despite Amazon's remarkable stock performance, any individual stock can [over- or under-perform](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/30/how-amazon-became-one-of-warren-buffetts-biggest-investment-regrets.html) and [past returns do not predict future results](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/03/avoid-these-4-investing-mistakes.html).

Want to [invest in the next Amazon](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/28/if-you-put-1000-in-amazon-10-years-ago-heres-what-youd-have-now.html)? Research your options carefully before jumping into the stock market. Experienced [investors like Warren Buffett recommend starting out with index funds](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/24/why-an-index-fund-is-warren-buffetts-favorite-way-to-invest.html). These investments hold every stock in an index like the S&P 500, and offer low fees. They also fluctuate with the market, so they offer less risk than picking individual stocks.

— _Additional reporting by George Manessis and Christoper Hayes._

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