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Welcome to The Starting 5 Newsletter! The 30 Second Newsletter with stocks, motivation, and tunes! Hope you enjoy!
1. Stock Performance 📈
DIA: $466.15 ↓ 0.29%
NASDAQ Composite Index: 22,485.58 ↓ 0.42%
S&P 500 (SPY): $670.56 ↑ 0.20%
AMZN: $218.60 ↓ 0.42%
AAPL: $257.40 ↓ 0.24%
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2. Crypto Check-In 🪙
BTC: $123,084.91 ↑ 0.72%
ETH: $4,513.21 ↑ 0.70%
SOL: $223.37 ↑ 6.10%
LTC: $112.21 ↑ 5.07%
3. Motivation Of The Day 💭
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
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4. Term Of The Day 📚
Overtrading
📖Definition: Overtrading is when a company or trader takes on more transactions than its capital or infrastructure can support, often straining liquidity and operations.
📊Why it matters: Overtrading can lead to cash-flow issues, inability to meet short-term obligations, and increased borrowing or interest costs. It’s a red flag for investors and management.
💡Example: A rapidly expanding retail business keeps opening new stores and increasing inventory, but its receivables grow, margins squeeze, and it runs short on cash to pay suppliers. That’s classic overtrading in action
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🎧Song: “Sunroof” by Nicky Youre & dazy
Genre: Pop
Why it hits: A breezy, feel-good track with infectious melody—perfect for boosting mood as you dive into work or take a midday break
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