TraderHQ Author | Aaron Levitt

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Did you know that...

• The benefits of compounding can be visualized as a curve, starting slow but steepening as time progresses?
• Studies have shown that most active traders, who frequently buy and sell assets, underperform long-term investors over extended periods?
• Dividend reinvestment plans (drips) allow investors to reinvest their dividends back into more shares of the stock, benefiting from compound growth?
• While the annualized return gives a smoothed percentage return over a period, the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) gives a more accurate picture of investment growth?
• When comparing multiple investments, CAGR can help in eliminating the effects of varying time periods?

Quotes of the Day:

• "The most important thing in investing is not to lose money." - Michael Burry
• "The stock market is a giant distraction to the business of investing." - Irving Kahn
• "The best investment you can make is in yourself." - Thomas Rowe Price Jr.
• "The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient." - David Einhorn
• "The best investors are those who are able to stay calm and rational in the face of market volatility." - Louis Bacon

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