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Compound Interest

Christopher Liong • Mar 22, 2024

Small changes now can lead to large impacts in the future. Compound interest is the interest you earn on interest. Small differences in the present rate can lead to big differences in the multiplier effect down the line.

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By Christopher Liong 08 Apr, 2024
Happy belated Easter to all and we hope everyone is okay from the surprise earthquake that only Californians have really come to expect last Friday. With spring technically here and Easter just behind us, it brings to question one of the most famous prognosticators of the last century. No, not Warren Buffet, but Punxsutawney Phil. Unfortunately, his track record is not quite as strong with only a 39% accuracy rate over the past 140 years. With that level of “success” it gives us stock pickers hope just yet! The Market. The broader market as defined by the S&P500 was up 10.2% in the 1Q of 2024, while the Dow was up 5.6%. This strength was mostly a continuation of what we saw in the 4Q of 2023 and was once again driven by the larger technology stocks that are associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI). While the Magnificent 7 continues to attract attention, this performance was more focused than previously and was primarily driven by Nvidia (NVDA) +88%, Meta Platforms (META) +42%, Microsoft (MSFT) +14% (Note: Tesla (TSLA) was -30%, and Apple (AAPL) -8%).
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By Christopher Liong 19 Feb, 2024
First, a very belated Happy New Year to all. With the recovery of the S&P 500 in 2023, despite the narrowness of it led by the Magnificent 7, 2024 promises to be an interesting year with interest rate increases and inflation likely behind us, the Chinese economy continuing to struggle, recession concerns waning and an election in November.
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By Vijay Aluwalia 12 Dec, 2023
A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged medical savings account available to individuals who are enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). HSAs can be invested in a manner similar to that of IRAs and have three distinct tax benefits: 1) contributions reduce taxable income, 2) earnings from interest and investment income are tax-deferred and 3) withdrawals to pay for qualified medical expenses are tax-free.
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