‘My wife and I are both retired’: Do we dip into our $2.3 million fund to pay off our $300,000 mortgage at 2.9%?
“Right now, we’re withdrawing about $100,000 a year from our investments.” Source：MarketWatch
Berkshire Hathaway profit doubles, fueled by a near $13 billion investment gain
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. Source：MarketWatch
Why trillion-dollar asset manager T. Rowe Price put memecoins in its crypto ETF
The $1.9 trillion asset manager says excluding established memecoins on principle would undermine its active approach to crypto investing. Source：CoinDesk
The smart way to invest in gold right now as the dollar slips
Also in Weekend Reads: Kevin O’Leary’s investing strategy, a 9% dividend paired with lower stockmarket risk and advice from the Moneyist. Source：MarketWatch
Reform UK chair calls for probe into SBF-linked donation: Report
As the chairman of the Reform UK calls for an investigation into a FTXlinked political donation, the party’s leader prepares to face voters amid his own…
Are target-date funds hurting Americans as they live longer?
The popular default investments may need to be more aggressive in order to fund decades of retirement. Source：MarketWatch
Optical stocks have a China problem that most investors are missing
Beijing controls a chokepoint that Washington’s own crackdown can’t address. Source：MarketWatch
There are good reasons why higher bond yields are here to stay, this strategist says
Investors are demanding higher rates when they buy longduration bonds because there is less demand, higher supply and a hot mess of policy uncertainty,…
Following primary loss, crypto PACs invest $1.5M in 3 US state races
The Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress PACs reported spending more than $1.5 million on media for four House and Senate races ahead of Aug. 18 primary…
Gold prices are breaking higher after a tough stretch. Could fresh records be within reach?
Gold miners’ stocks can offer a highquality play for investors worried about inflation and the Fed. Source：MarketWatch
As Alphabet burns through cash on AI, it’s turning back to the bond market
Alphabet is utilizing its balance sheet with a fresh debt issuance as heavy AI investments eat into its free cash flow. Source：MarketWatch
Bitcoin ETF inflows surge after Coldcard hack, but link is unclear: Bloomberg analyst
A weeklong streak of inflows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs has coincided with the Coldcard wallet exploit, fueling debate over whether some investors are shifting…