Image source: Alibaba. What happened Shares of Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) rose 15.1% in June 2017, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. So what The China-based provider of various e-commerce services and online shopping platforms held an impressive investor conference in early June. CFO Maggie Wu issued full-year guidance of roughly 47% revenue growth, founder and chairman Jack Ma reiterated his vision of servicing a cool $1 trillion of gross merchandise volume in the year 2020, and Alibaba shares opened 13% higher the next day. Now what Alibaba's business goals are both grandiose and eminently reachable. The company is expected to manage approximately $550 billion of gross sales in fiscal year 2018 (the current year), so it would only take 35% of average annual growth to reach $1 trillion in two years. Jack Ma can lean on a robust performance history when he makes these lofty claims. Alibaba's sales and free cash flows have have more than doubled since the stock joined the NYSE market three years ago: BABA Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts. This is an incredibly successful company today, and Alibaba should continue its high-growth ways for years to come. For example, the company finds just 15% of its total customers outside China's borders, and is making a conscious effort to improve its global presence. As an Alibaba shareholder myself, I see a growth story for the ages -- and we're still in the early chapters. 10 stocks we like better than AlibabaWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Alibaba wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. Click here to learn about these picks! *Stock Advisor returns as of June 5, 2017Anders Bylund owns shares of Alibaba. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.