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Rate of Return is a publication where 13,000+ investors find curated financial news, analysis and commentary to attack the investing day.

Our publication is read by decision-makers at Bank of America, JPMorgan, BlackRock, Citibank, a16z, Duke, Yale, UVA, Harvard, MIT, and many more.

We’re also building a $2M portfolio from scratch — more here.

I’m Austin Hankwitz — I create personal finance and investing content empowering everyone to become an educated investor. You might have seen me on Bloomberg, CNBC, Business Insider, or The New York Times. I’m also the co-host of the Rich Habits podcast — one of the top business podcasts on Spotify.

🏆 In 2021, Rate of Return was named a Substack Featured Publication — speaking volumes toward our publication’s quality, consistency, and value-add.

🏆 In 2023, Rate of Return was named a Substack Featured Publication, again — reaffirming what we knew all along; we share the most action-oriented and impactful market analysis on the internet.


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  • Portfolio Access — this includes ETFs, stocks & cryptocurrency

  • My Top Stock Ideas — every single week

  • Secular Growth Trend Analysis — calling out my favorite sectors every month

  • Week in Review — adding actionable insights to our previous ‘Week Ahead’

  • Livestreams — every Monday night at 9:30p ET (Founding Members only)


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Disclaimer: This is not financial advice or recommendation for any investment. The Content is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.

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I create personal finance & investing content - empowering everyone to become an educated investor. Featured on CNBC, NY Times, WSJ & Bloomberg.