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Wisconsin Pension Fund’s Bitcoin Investment Was a Masterclass in Disciplined Fiduciary Management That Most Commentators Got Completely Misunderstooddavid kraus |Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Special FeatureTrump family earns $5 billion from cryptocurrency World Liberty VentureTrump and his family made about $5 billion from World Liberty Financial’s $WLFI token, raising ethical concerns.The Wisconsin Investment Commission’s Bitcoin investment was a master class in disciplined fiduciary management, according to a finance professor’s analysis. Adding a small Bitcoin allocation to a standard pension portfolio added little risk and slightly improved returns. The biggest risk for pension funds is not carefully exploring new asset classes. You fall…

One of the seemingly few successful outcomes early in this NFL season has been the Detroit Lions scoring at least 30 points. They started 4-1 with four straight wins and were in the conversation as Super Bowl contenders.But the Lions have failed to surpass that total in each of their past three games, including Sunday’s 27-24 loss to Minnesota. The Indianapolis Colts are off to a 7-1 start with the NFL’s best offense. And on Sunday, they turned the ball over six times, more than their previous eight games combined, in a brutal loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.And what about…

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Dear Eric: My husband “Bob” and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary this spring. He has many great qualities, but is also a “lone wolf” who rarely asks for my opinion or help. A few months before he retired, I discovered that he had gone hiking with a young, cute colleague. Years ago, he had a two-year affair with another colleague. It was a shocking experience for me. After this latest incident, we both started seeing individual therapists. It seemed like we were moving toward a healthier situation when I caught him “drinking during the day.” He admitted he had…

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Opinion: Louise Ivan, Ryder Co-Founder and CEOMaximalists, please step aside. Cryptocurrency is no longer the domain of early adopters and philosophical “hodlers”. The demographics of cryptocurrency usage are changing rapidly, with stablecoins in particular leading the way.Forget about newcomers piling up satellites. USDt on Tether in Q3 2025 USDTUSD and Circle USDC USDCUSD Together, they accounted for about 40% of the total cryptocurrency volume. Part of the reason for this huge number is that people in emerging regions such as Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America want better ways to move their money.The reason they jump into cryptocurrencies is practical…

Days after King Charles stripped his brother of his royal titles, Democrats investigating Jeffrey Epstein have stepped up their calls to answer questions about former British prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ties to the disgraced financier.The request to testify against Mr. Andrews came after new emails emerged showing that Mr. Andrews offered to “catch up” with Mr. Epstein just months after the notorious pedophile was released from prison.Several Democrats on the House of Commons Oversight Committee told the BBC that Mr Andrew should voluntarily testify before Parliament. Rep. Suhas Subrahmanyam, D-Virginia, said Saturday that the former crown prince “will come forward if…

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Shoppers carry Macy’s and Nordstrom bags at Broadway Plaza on Monday, December 16, 2024 in Walnut Creek, California, USA. The Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release personal spending statistics on December 20th.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe impact has been muted so far this year, but tariffs are expected to catch up with the prices consumers pay in time for the holiday season.The tariffs that President Donald Trump launched in April on a number of items and individual countries coincide with general inflation hovering between 2.5% and 3% this year.Economists do not expect common measures such…

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