The headlines are huge, valuations are up, and AI seems to be everywhere. But here’s the thing: this time really does look different. Not perfect, but different in some very important ways.
In the world of building wealth for kids, that idea is compounding. More specifically, doubling. The power of 2. The tiny mathematical quirk that quietly turns a little bit of money into a serious financial footing over a lifetime.
RMDs, short for Required Minimum Distributions, are one of those retirement rules that sound more annoying than important until you realize they can quietly reshape your tax picture if you handle them right (or wrong). So let’s break it down, coffee-table style, and talk about how they work, what’s changing, and how to make them less of a tax headache.
For fifteen years, “crypto” mostly meant one thing: bitcoin. Digital gold. End of story. Then Q3 2025 changed the plot.