The History of a Darling Stock: McDonald's (MCD)

If you had invested $100 USD in 1981 in McDonald's stock it would have been an extremely safe bet that it would go up in value over the next 40 years.

That $100 investment, back when MCDs was worth $0.71 per share, would now be worth about $33,447 + 40 years worth of dividends.

Wait another 19 years and by 2040 it is a fairly safe bet MCD stock will be worth about $400 per share. The company continues to expand into foreign markets.

The only problem, in my opinion, is that it is an American stock, and I don't invest in American stocks because of the exchange rate.

But also because there is a 15% withholding tax on foreign investors.

If I was an American however, that would be a very smart investment.