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Nobody Can Predict the Future

Do you ever wish you had invested in Amazon or Apple before they hit the jackpot? Nobody can predict the future, but if you went back 10 years with only $100 and the knowledge you have now, you could be a billionaire today. Click forward to see how it's possible.

Next: Yahoo

Yahoo (YHOO)

Year: 1997
Jan. 1: $100
Dec. 31: $611

If you invested $100 in Yahoo stock at the start of 1997, the year of the Spice Girls, Hanson, and 'Titanic,' you'd have $611 by the end of the year, thanks to Yahoo's 511 percent return.

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Next: Amazon.com

Amazon.com (AMZN)

Year: 1998
Jan. 1: $611
Dec. 31: $6,532

If you invested the previous $611 in Amazon.com stock at the start of 1998, the year 'Sex and the City' debuted and Britney Spears was still innocent, you'd have (roughly) $6,532 by the end of the year, thanks to Amazon.com's 971 percent return.

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Next: QUALCOMM

QUALCOMM Inc (QCOM)

Year: 1999
Jan. 1: $6,532
Dec. 31: $175,327

If you invested the previous $6,532 in QUALCOMM stock at the start of 1999, the year Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC were big and everyone was freaked out about a global "Y2K" crash, you'd have $175,327 by the end of the year, thanks to QUALCOMM's 2587 percent return.

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Next: LabCorp

Lab Corp. of America (LH)

Year: 2000
Jan. 1: $175,327
Dec. 31: $836,704

If you invested the previous $175,327 in LabCorp stock at the start of 2000, the year hanging chads made for a very interesting election outcome, you'd have $836,704 by the end of the year, thanks to LabCorp's 377 percent return.

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Next: NVIDIA

NVidia (NVDA)

Year: 2001
Jan. 1: $836,704
Dec. 31: $3,392,432

If you invested the previous $836,704 in NVidia stock at the start of 2001, the year Silicon Valley was imploding and stock investors were no longer printing their own profits, you'd have $3,392,432 by the end of the year, thanks to NVidia's 305 percent advance.

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Next: MEMC Electronic Materials

MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR)

Year: 2002
Jan. 1: $3,392,432
Dec. 31: $7,213,680

If you invested the previous (roughly) $3.5 million in MEMC stock at the start of 2002, the year 'American Idol' began launching homegrown superstars, you'd have $7,213,680 by the end of the year, thanks to MEMC's 113 percent gain.

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Next: Akamai Technologies

Akamai Technologies (AKAM)

Year: 2003
Jan. 1: $7,213,680
Dec. 31: $43,270,538

If you invested the previous $7.2 million in Akamai Technologies stock at the start of 2003, the year the Iraq war started and the first 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie plundered box offices worldwide, you'd have $43,270,538 by the end of the year, thanks to Akamai Technologies's 498 percent return.

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Next: Sears Holdings

Sears Holdings (SHLD)

Year: 2004
Jan. 1: $43,270,538
Dec. 31: $179,147,269

If you invested the previous $43,270,538 in Sears Holdings stock at the start of 2004, the year John Kerry and George W. Bush went head-to-head for the White House, you'd have $179,147,269 by the end of the year, thanks to Sears Holdings's 314 percent return.

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Next: SanDisk

SanDisk (SNDK)

Year: 2005
Jan. 1: $179,147,269
Dec. 31: $448,904,325

If you invested the previous $179 million in SanDisk stock at the start of 2005, the year Hurricane Katrina demolished New Orleans and Pope Benedict XVI succeeded Pope John Paul II, you'd have $448,904,325 by the end of the year, thanks to SanDisk's 151 percent advance.

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Next: ATI

Allegheny Technologies (ATI)

Year: 2006
Jan. 1: $448,904,325
Dec. 31: $1,118,314,364

If you invested the previous $448,904,325 in ATI stock at the start of 2006, the year the Steelers won Superbowl XL, you'd have $1,118,314,364, thanks to ATI's 149 percent gain. More than $1 billion in just 10 years.

So sit back and relax; you're a billionaire now -- just don't spend it all in one place!

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