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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 📈

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY): $615.37 ▲ +0.57%
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ): $549.18 ▲ +0.54%
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA): $437.55 ▲ +0.83%

Introducing The Warm-Up — the once-a-week newsletter breaking down the music behind the world’s top athletes.

Founded by two former Division I athletes, we’re not here to clutter your inbox — just one email a week with the pre-game playlists, locker room anthems, and go-to tracks that fuel champions and teams. Song-by-song, we show you what today’s top performers are listening to before they dominate.

It’s like having that teammate who always had the aux cord… now in your inbox.

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2. Crypto Check-In 🪙

Bitcoin (BTC): $106,561 ▼ –0.89%
Ethereum (ETH): $2,423.72 ▼ –0.98%

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3. Motivation Of The Day 💭

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
— Benjamin Franklin

4. Term Of The Day 📚

Drawdown

📖Definition: A drawdown is the decline in the value of an investment or portfolio from its peak to its lowest point over a specific period. It’s usually expressed as a percentage

📊 Why it matters: Understanding drawdowns helps investors gauge risk and volatility. Large drawdowns can impact long-term returns and reveal whether an investment aligns with your risk tolerance

💡Example: If a portfolio peaks at $100,000 and drops to $85,000, that’s a 15% drawdown. Recovery from major drawdowns may take longer than most investors expect

5. Song Of The Day 🎧

🎧 Song of the Day Track: “Solar Flare Heart” – Aurelia Skylark
Why it hits: Released June 25, this ethereal synth‑pop track blends cosmic vibes with emotional vocals—ideal for keeping focused through your Friday grind

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1. Understanding the stock market - 1 to 2 facts to help understand certain stocks or the stock market itself

2. Understanding Crypto - 1 to 2 facts to help understand certain crypto coins or the crypto market itself

3. Personal Finance Tips - 1 tip a day to help with personal finance

4. AI News - 1 blurt of AI updates

5. Stock and Crypto Watch - 2 stocks and 2 coins to watch

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