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Gold is Outpacing Bitcoin: Why Hard Assets Are Back in the Spotlight

23 Sep 2025 4 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn

Both gold and Bitcoin are seeing inflows, but gold is leading with its strongest surge of ETF inflows of the year, signaling a powerful return of hard assets. In the ever-shifting landscape of global finance, investors are once again turning toward h...

Common Wealth update

23 Sep 2025 4 minute read 0 comments crypto newbie mom

    Good morning/evening   Back in March 2024 I was grinding to earn an airdrop of WLTH tokens, but I ended up doing quite well and ended up with a slice of the pie or in other words a free $1000 investment. Just over a  year after receiving my inves...

Why Long-Term Unemployment is Rising in the U.S. Without a Recession?

20 Sep 2025 4 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn

How long-term unemployment is climbing without an official recession, and why it matters more than we think.  The U.S. labor market has long been viewed as one of the economy’s most resilient pillars. Even when confronted with shocks, whether the dot...

The Story of U.S. Interest Rates: From Postwar Stability to Post-Pandemic Uncertainty

19 Sep 2025 5 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn

A seven-decade journey through inflation, crises, and recovery and the Fed’s delicate balancing act.  Few indicators tell the story of America’s economic evolution as clearly as interest rates. Set by the Federal Reserve, the federal funds rate—the r...

This Bitcoin Cycle is Completely Different

18 Sep 2025 3 minute read 3 comments johnwege

Once you have invested in cryptocurrency for a certain length of time, you begin to see trends. First, the Bitcoin halving occurs, which cuts the issuance rate of new BTC in half. Then, approximately six to eight months later, the halving eventually...

Bitcoin ETFs Join the Ranks of Traditional Giants

18 Sep 2025 3 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn

Two Bitcoin ETFs now hold $110B in Assets Under Management (AUM), showing that crypto is no longer an outsider on Wall Street.  For much of its history, Bitcoin was dismissed by Wall Street as a speculative toy. Skeptics called it “digital tulips,” a...

Trump Rekindles Debate on Corporate Earnings: Are Quarterly Reports Outdated?

17 Sep 2025 4 minute read 1 comment FKlivestolearn

The SEC is revisiting the idea of scaling back disclosures. Is this a necessary regulatory reform or a step backward for market transparency?  When should companies update investors about their financial health? That seemingly technical question has...

Bitcoin’s New Power Players: Public Companies & Funds Now Control 12.3% of Supply

15 Sep 2025 4 minute read 2 comments FKlivestolearn

Public companies are proving to be consistent buyers, providing stability even when funds and retail investors step back.  In the evolving narrative of Bitcoin’s adoption, institutional money continues to play an increasingly decisive role. According...

The Next 3 Years Will Determine Everything for Bitcoin

15 Sep 2025 3 minute read 0 comments johnwege

It’s easy to forget that just two years ago, everything was different for Bitcoin. In fact, at the time, many were wondering if the death blow had finally been dealt to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general. Those were very dark days and times that m...

How to set clear goals for every stage of financial independence #54

15 Sep 2025 2 minute read 1 comment luciman

When we talk about financial independence, the first thought that often appears is: “I want to get there as quickly as possible.”But where exactly is “there”?If you don’t define your destination and the intermediate steps, you risk wandering without...