9 Investing Lessons from Hamilton
Can I be real a second? For just a millisecond? The release of the Broadway hit "Hamilton" on the Disney+ platform has been a great boon to Disney (NYSE: DIS) by boosting subscribers and expanding into new audiences. Beyond that, "Hamilton" has even more to offer -- this time, to new investors. If you've been thinking to yourself, "now is the time I should get started investing!" you're right, and here are a few investing lessons sprinkled throughout "Hamilton" to get you started.
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Alexander Hamilton saw the value in associating himself with the Schuyler family, hoping to see his status grow right alongside theirs. This is exactly the goal of an investor: Buy shares of a company and grow your profits as they grow their business. On average, stocks can help grow your wealth by 10% per year. Compare that to the 0.06% average annual return of a savings account, and I don't understand how you stand to the side. There's no question if you should be investing (assuming you already have an emergency fund and no high-interest rate debt), but you may find yourself wondering: which investments?
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