How much wealth do you need to thrive? Here’s the breakdown, according to new research.

Three in four Americans don’t have enough wealth to weather financial setbacks and achieve major life milestones, according to a recent report from The Aspen Institute, a nonprofit think tank. About 34.5 million U.S. households fall short of what the group terms its “essential wealth” benchmark, which The Aspen Institute defines as having six weeks of … Read more

Second-Hand Stores Thrive as Affordability Becomes Top Priority

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Trump pledges to protect the crypto industry and ensure prediction markets ‘thrive’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stressed the importance of establishing the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s “exclusive authority” over prediction markets and vowed to protect the cryptocurrency industry. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “It is critically important that the CFTC’s exclusive authority over Prediction Markets … Read more

A typical U.S. family needs annual income of $145,000 to thrive, study finds. About half fall short.

Roughly half of Americans fall short of the annual income needed to cover their basic needs, according to new research. A U.S. family with children needs about $145,000 in income to be considered economically secure, according to a March 16 report from the Urban Institute. About 49% of Americans live below that financial threshold, the nonpartisan … Read more