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Control Your Wealth

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💰 Personal finance, explained with real math
📊 Investing • debt payoff • money rules
🎥 Full breakdowns on YouTube ⬇️

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Open Enrollment is here!

Make sure you understand all of your employer benefits before signing up. Go to our YouTube channel for in depth breakdowns that can save you thousands!!!

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Two days this week that move markets, and how to read them without panicking 🗳️📊

Tue Nov 3: Election Day + the government's job openings report.
Fri Nov 6: the October jobs report. Plot twist: a strong one can push stocks down if it keeps rates higher for longer.
Headlines are noise. Your plan is the signal.

💬 Comment "WEEK" if you want this breakdown every Monday, and save this for later.

Educational only, not financial advice.

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There's a health account that can be tax-advantaged three ways, and a lot of people never use it 🩺

An HSA can give you a tax benefit when you put money in, tax-free growth, and tax-free withdrawals for qualified medical costs. The money also rolls over every year. Full breakdown of how it works and who qualifies is live on our YouTube channel now 👆

Do you have an HSA? Let me know below 👇

Not financial or medical advice. Rules and limits change, so check current IRS guidance.

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At the average savings rate, your money takes about 190 years to double 🐢💸

The Rule of 72: divide 72 by the yearly rate to estimate how many years it takes money to double.
At 0.38%, the FDIC's national average savings rate for October 2026, that's about 190 years. At a hypothetical 7%, it's about 10.
It works on debt too: a hypothetical 24% APR card can roughly double an unpaid balance in about 3 years.

💬 What rate is your savings account paying right now? Do the 72 math and drop it below.

📌 Save this so you can run the math next time you pick an account.

Educational only, not financial advice. Rates other than the FDIC average are hypothetical; investment returns vary and you can lose money. Math ignores taxes and fees.

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Paying $100 a month on a $5,000 credit card could take you 12+ years 💳⏳

The average credit card APR on accounts charged interest is about 22.4% (Federal Reserve, August 2026 data).
At that rate, a $5,000 balance builds about $93 of interest in month one, so a $100 payment only knocks about $7 off.
Keep paying $100: about 12 years and roughly $9,500 in interest. Pay $250 instead: about 2 years and roughly $1,300. That's over $8,000 saved.
Tip: your statement shows how long minimum payments would take. Pay more than the minimum when you can.

💬 Did you know how much of your card payment goes to interest? Tell me below.

📌 Save this for your next statement.

Educational only, not financial advice. Hypothetical math: fixed 22.36% APR, no new charges, interest added monthly. Your card's rate and terms may differ.

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Your HSA money doesn't expire.

Unlike most FSAs, unused HSA funds roll over every year. The account stays yours even if you change jobs. And many HSAs let you invest the balance for the long term (check your provider's options and fees).

Open enrollment season is a good time to compare your choices.

Full breakdown on YouTube: Control Your Wealth (link in bio).

General information. Plan rules vary. Not tax or financial advice.

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Skipping your 401(k) match means leaving free money behind.

Example: your employer matches 50% of the first 6% you contribute. On a $60,000 salary, that's $1,800 a year. Match rules vary by employer, so check yours.

Full breakdown on YouTube: Control Your Wealth (link in bio).

Illustrative example. Employer match rules vary. Not financial advice.

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Waiting 10 years to start investing could cost you over $280,000 ⏳💸

Alex and Jordan both invest $200 a month at a hypothetical 7% average return. Alex starts at 25, Jordan at 35.
At 65, Alex has about $525,000. Jordan has about $244,000, and even doubling to $400 a month doesn't fully catch up.
That's compounding: your growth earns its own growth, so time is your biggest advantage.

💬 How old were you when you started investing, or are you starting this year?

📌 Save this and send it to a friend who keeps saying "later."

Educational only, not financial advice. 7% is hypothetical; real returns vary and you can lose money. Math ignores taxes, fees, and inflation.

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CFA On The Go

Study for the CFA when you dont have your books. Listen at the Gym, the train, or at work!

Podcast available on YouTube, link in bio.

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The Fed just hit pause. Here's what today's rate decision means for your money ⏸️📊

The Fed held rates at 3.75%–4.00%, the same range since September's quarter-point hike.
The vote was 10–2: two officials wanted another hike, so more hikes are still on the table.
Savings and CD rates stay relatively high. So do credit card and loan rates, so pay down high-interest debt first, and don't make big moves on one headline.

📌 Save this, and follow for plain-English market news.

Educational only, not financial advice.

#FederalReserve #InterestRates #MarketNews #PersonalFinance #FinancialEducation #InvestingForBeginners #FinancialLiteracy #MoneyTips by @controlyourwealthco

A 1% fee can cost you about $187,000.

$100,000 invested for 30 years:

At 7%: about $761,000
At 6%: about $574,000

Same money, same time. Check the fees on your funds. (Illustrative example, not a prediction of returns.)

Full breakdown on YouTube: Control Your Wealth (link in bio).

Illustrative example. Not a prediction of returns. Not financial advice.

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Why do bond prices fall when interest rates rise?

Last Thursday the 10-year Treasury yield closed at 4.96%, its biggest one-day drop since 2024, which pushed bond prices up. Here's the mechanism:

Own a $1,000 bond paying 4% ($40 a year)? If new bonds pay 5%, nobody pays full price for yours. Its price falls to about $923 (10-year bond). If rates fall to 3%, it's worth about $1,085.

Longer bonds move more: a 1-point rise cuts a 30-year bond's price about 15%, a 2-year bond's only about 2%. Hold to maturity and you still get your $1,000 back, unless the issuer defaults.

Follow for plain-English money breakdowns, and find the full breakdowns on YouTube: Control Your Wealth (link in bio).

Illustrative: 10-year bond, 4% annual coupon. Yield data from the U.S. Treasury daily par yield curve. Educational only, not financial advice.

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