Why Your Teen’s Brain Can’t Outrun the Algorithm
Digital Assets Jillian Mastroianni Digital Assets Jillian Mastroianni

Why Your Teen’s Brain Can’t Outrun the Algorithm

There are moments in parenting when you realize the things you once feared for your kids, the monsters under the bed, the shadows in the hallway, have quietly shapeshifted into something much harder to see. I had one of those moments on a long drive home from Nashville, with nothing but the open road, my dog Hopper riding shotgun and a podcast called Left to Their Own Devices to keep me company. I thought it would be background noise. Instead, by the time I pulled into my driveway in Michigan, I knew I needed to share what I learned about the digital dangers inside our kids’ hands, and why protecting them from those dangers is now part of life readiness and death readiness.

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Why Your Business Needs an Estate Plan, Too
Probate, Digital Assets, Estate Planning Jill Mastroianni Probate, Digital Assets, Estate Planning Jill Mastroianni

Why Your Business Needs an Estate Plan, Too

What would happen to your business if you didn’t come back after a long weekend? Would your clients get what they’ve paid for? Would invoices get paid? Would anyone even know where to start?

This week’s Tuesday Triage question came from Julie in Virginia, who runs an online business and wanted to know if her business needs an estate plan. The answer is simple: yes.

Because planning isn’t just about what happens if something goes wrong; it’s about agency. It’s about building a business that can survive a sale, a sabbatical, or the unexpected.

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The Digital Blind Spot in Your Estate Plan: A $750 Million Reminder
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The Digital Blind Spot in Your Estate Plan: A $750 Million Reminder

Imagine standing on top of a landfill, fully aware that your $750 million fortune is buried below — but barred by law from taking a single shovel to the ground.

That’s the reality for James Howells, a 39-year-old man who says his ex-partner accidentally threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins back in 2013. Today, his story is the subject of a new documentary series: The Buried Bitcoin: The Real-Life Treasure Hunt of James Howells.

But beyond the headline-grabbing numbers and media spectacle, his experience surfaces a quieter, more relatable issue that’s often overlooked in estate planning: digital asset readiness.

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