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I’ll show you 5 of those legendary assets, their returns, and why any normal, rational person wouldn’t have invested in them at that time.

📊 The Famous 5 :

1️⃣ Apple (AAPL)
From $0.33 in 2000 to $212.41 in 2025 → 64,000% growth
2️⃣ Microsoft (MSFT)
From $2.60 in 2000 to $501.48 in 2025 → 19,300% growth
3️⃣ Reliance (India)
From ₹9.97 in 1999 to ₹1,540 in 2025 → 15,400% growth
4️⃣ TCS (IPO in 2004)
From ₹110 (adjusted IPO price) to ₹3,300 in 2025 → 2,900% growth
5️⃣ Bitcoin (BTC)
From $0.003 in 2010 to $118,580 in 2025 → 39,500,000% growth

Let’s admit — these returns are absolutely mouth-watering. The kind of numbers that can make anyone’s heart race and trigger that irresistible voice in your head saying, “If only I had invested back then…”

🔍 But here’s the part finfluencers skip:

⚠️ What was happening at that time — and why you probably wouldn’t have invested:

📉 Apple (2000)
→ The company was on the verge of bankruptcy just a few years prior. Steve Jobs had just returned. Tech stocks had begun crashing post-dotcom bubble burst. Everyone thought Apple was a dying hardware company.

📉 Microsoft (2000)
→ Facing massive antitrust lawsuits. Market sentiment was ugly for big tech after the bubble. Shares had started falling, and people thought its growth was over.

📉 Reliance (India, 1999–2000)
→ India’s stock markets were highly opaque. Very little retail participation, no demat for most people, scams like Harshad Mehta’s still fresh in memory. Most investors trusted only fixed deposits and LIC policies.

📉 TCS (2004 IPO)
→ IT services were not a ‘guaranteed winner’ back then. The world was still skeptical about outsourcing. Plus, IPO investing was risky, and a lot of people avoided stock markets post-Ketan Parekh scam.

📉 Bitcoin (2010)
→ Barely anyone knew what it was. Techies traded it on obscure forums. No regulation, no exchanges, no trust. If someone told you to invest in internet money in 2010, you’d have laughed or called them a scammer.

🧠 Takeaway:
It’s easy to glorify hindsight returns.
But every multi-bagger was born in fear, doubt, or total obscurity.
👉 Big money isn’t made by knowing what worked in the past.
👉 It’s made by identifying what feels weird, uncomfortable, or too risky today, but has future relevance.
That’s the part nobody tells you.

If you liked this breakdown, drop a 🔥 in comments and share one asset you missed investing in because of fear or doubt.
Let’s make this an honest thread.