Readers,
Welcome to The Starting 5 Newsletter! The 30 Second Newsletter with stocks, motivation, and tunes! Hope you enjoy!
1. Stock Performance 📈
S&P 500 (SPY): Opened at $600.34, up ~0.5% (following +0.11% intraday)
NASDAQ 100 (QQQ): Opened at $530.57, up ~0.7% (now +1.4%)
Dow (DIA): Opened at $425.11, up ~0.4% (now +1.2%)
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2. Crypto Check-In 🪙
Bitcoin (BTC): $106,950 +2.0%
Ethereum (ETH): $2,615 +3.7%
Solana (SOL): Spiked ~6.8% to ~$156
3. Motivation Of The Day 💭
"Confidence is not 'they will like me.' Confidence is 'I'll be fine if they don't.'"
4. Term Of The Day 📚
Geopolitical Risk Premium
📖Definition: The extra return investors demand for holding assets amid geopolitical instability.
📊 Why it matters: Tensions (like Israel–Iran) can elevate risk premiums, driving oil, gold, and bond prices higher—while pressuring stocks.
💡 Example: A 2% risk premium bid into equity valuations reflects investor anxiety, pulling a 15x P/E multiple down to ~14.
5. Song Of The Day 🎧
Track: “Motion” – Dominic Fike
🎶 Why it hits: A laid-back groove with bright guitar loops and reflective lyrics—perfect for easing into the week while staying focused and creatively charged.
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The Starting 5 Team