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Compound Interest – Str8Digital

Str8Digital

A show about the small financial decisions that compound over time, covering long-term wealth, investing, and the vehicles that build financial freedom. Not financial advice — for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Episodi

77 episodi

  1. The Psychology of Compounding 25:08
  2. How Inflation Erodes Compound Returns 23:27
  3. How Compound Interest Works Against You With Debt 22:05
  4. The Power of Catch-Up Contributions in Your 50s 24:22
  5. The Sinking Fund Strategy: How Compounding Emergency Savings Protects Your Investment Portfolio From Derailment 27:33
  6. How Tax-Advantaged Accounts Supercharge Compound Growth 22:42
  7. Why Skipping Your 401(k) Employer Match Is Like Refusing a Guaranteed 100% Return 24:32
  8. When to Claim Social Security: How Delaying Benefits Creates a Compound Growth Effect on Your Retirement Income 24:51
  9. Why Cutting Lattes Won't Make You Rich 23:30
  10. How Starting Small at 25 Beats Catching Up Big at 40 20:29
  11. The Rule of 72: A Mental Math Shortcut to Estimate How Fast Your Money Doubles 22:56
  12. How Compound Interest Applies to Building a Rental Property Portfolio 25:21
  13. How Dividend Reinvestment Plans Create a Double Compounding Effect 23:04
  14. How Sequence-of-Returns Risk During Retirement Withdrawals Can Undo Decades of Compound Growth 24:58
  15. How Investment Fees Silently Destroy Compound Returns Over Decades 18:32
  16. How Negative Compound Interest Works When You Carry Credit Card Debt 25:45
  17. How Catch-Up Contributions After 50 Can Still Build Meaningful Retirement Wealth Through Compound Interest 24:38
  18. How Inflation Erodes Compound Interest Returns and Why Real Returns Matter 24:09
  19. How the 2026 Fed Rate Cuts Affect Compound Growth in Savings Accounts 25:35
  20. The Math of Dollar-Cost Averaging vs Lump Sum Investing in 2026 24:13
  21. How Rising Treasury Yields Are Reshaping Bond Portfolios in 2026 26:40
  22. How Tax-Advantaged Accounts Like HSAs and 401(k)s Supercharge Compound Interest 23:34
  23. The Psychology of Delayed Gratification and Why It's the Secret to Compound Wealth 25:49
  24. How Compound Interest Turns Small Monthly Investments Into Retirement Wealth 24:08
  25. How Compound Interest Works in Real Estate Investing 25:35
  26. The Rule of 72 Quick Mental Math for Investment Doubling Time 25:12
  27. The Math Behind Starting to Invest in Your 20s vs 30s 26:19
  28. How Compound Interest Turns Small Monthly Investments Into Six-Figure Portfolios 21:46
  29. The Math Behind Dollar-Cost Averaging vs Lump-Sum Investing 25:28
  30. How Tax Loss Harvesting Works in 2026 22:45
  31. Why Dollar-Cost Averaging Beats Market Timing in 2026 22:12
  32. Why Your Emergency Fund Is Losing Money and What to Do About It 24:36
  33. Why starting 5 years earlier multiplies retirement wealth by 2x 20:10
  34. How the Rule of 72 Can Double Your Money Faster Than You Think 18:01
  35. How the 4% Rule Changed Early Retirement Planning 22:48
  36. Q3 Portfolio Rebalancing: Preparing for Q4 Market Moves 21:30
  37. Q3 to Q4 portfolio rebalancing checklist 23:26
  38. How Rising Rates Change Your Compound Interest Timeline 15:14
  39. The 4% Rule: How to Calculate Your Safe Retirement Withdrawal Rate 22:35
  40. How Tax-Advantaged Accounts Accelerate Compound Growth 23:09
  41. How to Build a $100K Portfolio Starting with Just $500 25:34
  42. Why Tax-Loss Harvesting Matters More in 2026 20:38
  43. How to build a $1M portfolio starting with just $500 a month 21:49
  44. How dollar-cost averaging beats market timing 22:23
  45. Why Starting 10 Years Earlier Makes You Twice as Rich 23:41
  46. Vanguard's 2026 forecast of 4-5% stock returns challenges the 10% assumption behind most retirement plans and compound interest projections - what it means for long-term investors 20:49
  47. After a 15% Q2 rally, chips are selling off while the Dow chases records 24:15
  48. Gen X retirement crisis: dotcom trauma, no pensions, and the sequence-of-returns trap hitting investors near retirement in 2026 26:45
  49. Peter Thiel turned a $2,000 Roth IRA into $5 billion tax-free via self-directed Roth 22:12
  50. The income replacement ratio: why your retirement spending rate matters more than your 401k balance and how to calculate the real number you need 25:45