The investment would now be worth six figures.If you invest long enough, you'll likely run into a "I wish I had invested in that sooner" scenario. Nowadays, many investors find themselves having that thought about Nvidia (NVDA +2.67%) -- me included. And when you look at its performance over the past decade, it's very easy to see why.In the past 10 years, Nvidia's stock is up an eye-popping 22,420%, meaning a $1,000 investment made a decade ago would be worth over $225,000. Talk about a return on investment ...

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