Don’t compare your nest-egg balance to a number that doesn’t actually mean anything. Instead, do this calculation to see if you’re on track for retirement.
“Right now, we’re withdrawing about $100,000 a year from our investments.”
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-part-2-where-oh-where-has-btc-volatility-gone-etf.jpg" alt="US spot Bitcoin ETFs post best week since April with $1B inflows" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds registered their third-strongest showing since October as institutional demand showed signs of renewed momentum.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-us-crypto-regulation-is-pushing-its-way-to-clarity-act-2.jpg" alt="US Senate to vote on advancing CLARITY Act in September after Thune files cloture" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The procedural move puts crypto market structure legislation back on track as lawmakers continue negotiations over ethics and stablecoin provisions.</p>
Berkshire Hathaway booked a near $13 billion gain on investments in the latest quarter, and has put $32 billion of its cash pile to work.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/alex-svanevik-interview.jpg" alt="Bitcoin will never fall below $60K again: Nansen founder" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Crypto is growing up thanks to trading in real world assets, and Bitcoin will never dip below $60K again, says Nansen founder founder Alex Svanevik.</p>
Timing is everything when balancing retirement distributions and moving across state lines.
Wendy’s new CEO is embarking on a turnaround initiative, while acknowledging that issues around food quality and service have turned customers away.
Nvidia could bump SpaceX to “the front of the line” when it comes to its limited supply of chips, according to Bernstein.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-imf-and-blockchain-cbdc.png" alt="Domestic stablecoins could boost demand for dollar-backed tokens: IMF" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>IMF first deputy managing director Dan Katz says users may favor digital dollars for their liquidity, network effects and cross-border acceptance.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-the-aftermath-of-bybit-ftx-consequences-of-cryptos-ongoing-regulatory-process.png" alt="US court backs Bybit’s bid to trace funds from $1.5B North Korea hack " class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Expedited discovery allows the exchange to seek account identities, balances and transaction histories from platforms with US operations.</p>
Two months after he was blocked by the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump has resumed his effort to oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook as part of an effort to stack the central bank’s board with more allies.
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<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-tmtg-wallet.jpg" alt="Donald Trump’s media company to terminate Crypto.com deal" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The president’s company will unwind an agreement with Crypto.com to create a multibillion-dollar CRO treasury and reportedly not integrate prediction markets onto Truth Social.</p>
Booming demand for Palantir’s AI solutions is restoring confidence in the company.
The chip maker recorded its largest-ever weekly increase in market capitalization.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-crypto-users-in-iran-sanctions2.jpg" alt="US Treasury’s OFAC sanctions 2 Iran-linked crypto exchanges" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The US government sanctioned an individual and two crypto exchanges it said facilitated money laundering for a combined $5 million in digital assets linked to Iran.</p>
The chances of a hike remain, with upcoming inflation reports a key focus for Fed officials.
The share of Americans who are working or looking for a job hasn’t been this low since the pandemic, according to a July jobs report full of gut punches.
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