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Coinbase goes public: Why it matters to advisers Coinbase introduces millions of people to the world of digital assets, pushing financial advisers to surf the crypto wave before it crests. Some advisers are still skeptical. April 14, 2021 5 MINS Coinbase Global Inc, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market Wednesday via a direct public offering with the ticker COIN.  As Coinbase makes its public debut, financial advisers are brac...

Calibrate your emergency fund to a crisis-prone world Hal M. Bundrick It took a pandemic to convince Americans to take saving money seriously. For years, Americans set aside 7%-8% of their income. In a knee-jerk reaction to COVID-19, people stashed cash at a historic level. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, in April 2020, the personal savings rate exploded to over 33%. That rush to fund emergency savings has ebbed since, but it’s still been about double the 30-year average in...