Credit card rewards were once a ticket to premium travel, luxury experiences, and aspirational purchases. Increasingly, however, consumers are using those same rewards to offset everyday costs like groceries and gas, signaling a shift in how households are managing their finances. That’s according to new research from USAA, which found that consumers are not only…
Foreclosure inquiries have increased for the third consecutive quarter, reaching their highest point since March 2020, according to LegalShield data. Historically, actual foreclosure filings tend to follow this index by one to two quarters. LegalShield attributes this rise to the conclusion of pandemic-related Federal Housing Administration (FHA) relief programs last fall. Borrowers who lost these…
Concentration risk may have been overshadowed by major geopolitical events this year, but it hasn’t gone away. Indeed, the big AI hyperscalers remain a significant part of portfolios, but with that comes risk. Were AI to actually pop like a bubble, portfolios would suffer in turn. Equal weight ETF strategies can help diversify while also…
In 2025, the number of American workers represented by a union climbed to 16.5 million, the highest share of unionized workers in 16 years. During an era of declining union membership, this is no small feat. The number of workers who long to be part of a union, however, is far higher—over 50 million. There’s…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The first time a retail buyer asked me to walk him through our testing protocols before he’d even tasted the product, I thought the conversation had gone sideways. We were there to talk about placement. He wanted to talk about documentation. That conversation happened more than once….
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On written policies, 8 percent of firms had none at all, and 55 percent had policies that could be improved. Training was a weaker spot. Twenty-one percent of firms provided no cybersecurity training to employees. Among those that did train staff, another 21 percent could have made the training more comprehensive, and 16 percent kept…
Hospitality company Travel + Leisure Co., which owns more than 280 resorts around the globe, is purchasing 23 more through two separate acquisitions. Spinnaker Resorts’ Bluewater Resort in Hilton Head, South Carolina, is one of the 23 properties Travel + Leisure Co. is acquiring. The Orlando, Florida-based company announced Wednesday that it has closed on the…
Record ETF inflows and a new fee war in the Nasdaq 100 category were among the highlights on this week’s ETF Prime. Host Nate Geraci welcomed Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, followed by Brian Walsh, head of advice and planning at SoFi. Key Takeaways: ETF inflows crossed $1.1 trillion in 2026 with over…
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