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Whether to buy cryptocurrency as a long-term holding may be the biggest decision an investor interested in digital assets has to make, but where to store crypto like bitcoin can become the most consequential. Following the wildfires earlier this year in California, social media posts began to appear with claims of bitcoin losses, with some users showing metal plates intended to protect seed phrases burnt up and illegible or describing the complexity of recovering crypto keys stored in a safety deposit box in a bank impacted by the fires. While impossible to verify individual claims about fires consuming hard drives, laptops and other storage devices containing so-called hard and cold storage crypto wallets and seed phrases, what is certain is that bitcoin self-custody presents a unique set of security issues. And those risks are growing. Holders of crypto typically use some form of what can be called a "wallet," and there are a few main features – whether that wallet is connected

In 2023, Sophia Kanavos and her mom put the Women's Power Series conference on for the first time. "We get invited to a lot of business conferences, a lot of stuff in Las Vegas, Orlando," says the 28-year-old, who works in acquisitions and development at her family's real estate company, Flag Luxury Group. "Those are upwards of $2,500 for a two-day event where probably 85% of the speakers and attendees are men." Instead, "we wanted to create a half-day conference for women in business, by women," she says. It would have various price points so women of different means could attend, and 100% of the proceeds would go to nonprofit Women of Tomorrow. Kanavos and her mom reached out to their network of businesswomen to find speakers and used a space co-owned by their company, which her mom co-founded, to stage the event.

When it comes to protecting your child's mental health, emotional resilience is key. Not only do resilient kids bounce back from disappointment, but they're also less likely to become depressed, anxious, or self-critical. As a psychologist with nearly 20 years of experience, I've seen how kids with emotional grit often have one thing in common: parents who know how to deal with their own emotions. When we show our kids that emotions aren't shameful or off-limits, we teach them that feelings aren't messy, intolerable nuisances. They're brilliant biological messengers that tell us what we need and guide us through life — just like thirst and hunger. Knowing this, kids can learn to handle conflict, disappointment, and distress with greater confidence and wisdom.

At 100 years old, Ralph Young knows quite a bit about what it takes to lead a long and happy life, even amid hardship and when faced with the unexpected. In 1943, Young, just 18 at the time, enlisted in the U.S. Navy, getting ahead of an expected draft notice, and served in World War II. "I remember my mom sitting on the front porch, tears streaming down her cheeks," he said in an interview with Dayton Daily News. "She told me, 'Everything is going to be alright, Ralph.' I knew she was going to watch over me."

It's a challenging time for many federal student loan borrowers just trying to find ways to pay off their debt. Millions of borrowers who enrolled in the Biden administration-era Saving on a Valuable Education plan are now in limbo after the program was blocked by Republican-led legal challenges. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has changed the terms on several other repayment plans.

Many people move abroad hoping to reduce their cost of living. Like home, it often depends on where and how you live.

The Wall Street conventional wisdom in November was that President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plans would boost the U.S. dollar. Instead, with the tariffs in place, worries about an impending recession have overwhelmed any positive benefit for the greenback. The ICE U.S. Dollar Index traded as high as 104.31 on Wednesday, before Trump's tariffs were unveiled. It fell following the announcement and hit a low of 101.27 on Thursday, a 3% swing in roughly 24 hours. Even with a modest rebound on Friday, the index finished down for the week and the dollar is now weaker than it was before the presidential election in November. "The blowback from Trump's tariffs are already kind of hitting the U.S. economy, and that's not what investors were expecting," said Chris Turner, global head of markets at ING. "Investors were expecting that tariffs would be bullish for the dollar and bad for the rest of the world. But I think the U.S. economy wasn't in a strong enough position to take these max

British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said it will pause U.S. shipments for a month as it assesses the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on vehicle imports. It comes as disruption from the Trump administration's sweeping tariff rollout roils global stocks and sends shockwaves through the automotive industry. The U.S. president has implemented a 25% tariff on all foreign cars imported into the country, a move that came into effect on Thursday. The White House also said it intends to place tariffs on some auto parts no later than May 3.

The top home projects promising the greatest returns in resale value are not the ones you would expect.

Micron is the only company making memory in the U.S. That's made it a target in the chip war with China, but it's still building the country's biggest chip fab.