If You Invested $10,000 in W.P. Carey 20 Years Ago, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) is one of the world's largest real estate investment trusts (REITs) and has delivered annual dividend increases to investors since going public in 1998. The company leases properties to tenants across various industries and can be a solid stock to own during an inflationary environment.

If you invested $10,000 in W.P. Carey 20 years ago, your investment, with dividends reinvested, would be worth $75,870 today. To put this into perspective, a $10,000 investment in the SPDR S 500 ETF 10 years ago, with dividends reinvested, would be worth $65,230.

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