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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: $461.20 ↑ 0.52%
NASDAQ Composite Index: 22,228.78 ↓ 0.47%
S&P 500 (SPY): $659.30 ↓ 0.11%
AMZN: $229.86 ↓ 1.76%
AAPL: $238.10 ↑ 0.61%
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2. Crypto Check-In 🪙
BTC: $116,538.00 ↑ 0.85%
ETH: $4,505.62 ↓ 0.17%
SOL: $234.54 ↓ 0.32%
LTC: $114.25 ↓ 0.22%
3. Motivation Of The Day 💭
“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.”
— Roy T. Bennett
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4. Term Of The Day 📚
Amortization
📖Definition: The process of gradually paying off a debt over time through regular payments, which cover both principal and interest
📊Why it matters: Knowing how amortization works helps in understanding how much of your payment is going toward interest vs. principal, and how long it takes to pay off loans like mortgages or car loans
💡Example: If you take out a 30-year mortgage, your monthly payments include some portion applied to the loan principal and some to interest; over time, more of each payment will go toward principal as the interest portion decreases.
5. Song Of The Day 🎧
🎧Song: “The Dead Dance” by Lady Gaga
Genre: Pop
Why it hits: A synth-pop and disco-influenced track that shifts from romantic pain toward resilience and dance leads, producing that cathartic mix of melancholy and empowerment.
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