Compounding the way to freedom

I came to the US from Cuba six years ago. I knew learning English before getting here was a must, and I did so, mostly, by watching all of my favorite movies and TV shows in English without Spanish subtitles, always having music in English on in the background, and reading English books. Add a year of proper academic English studies, and I was set. I got really interested in the markets in 2020, as many others did as well. I opened a small account on TD and made a few trades, although, I will acknowledge, I didn’t know much about what I was doing at first. In a way, the markets were as unknown to me as English was a decade ago. For about two years now, I have immersed myself in a similar learning process. Have traded “The Sopranos” for “What Are Your Thoughts”, Tarantino and Nolan for Michael and Ben at “Animal Spirits”, and each weekly episode of “The Compound and Friends” has become the music of choice for Friday’s commute. As extremely complex as markets seemed to be at first; although acknowledging how multilayered, interconnected, and unpredictable it all is: financial markets, the economy, politics, human psychology, etc, my understanding of all this is better now, as is the roadmap to a well-planned retirement / financial literacy. To the Compound Team, I truly appreciate all of your content. On top of delivering extremely valuable opinions and knowledge, you do so in a way that also entertains, and more importantly, that it feels genuine, unvarnished and honest. From this (newly) American citizen, compounding the way towards my second freedom, thank u!