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The depletion of Social Security trust funds often makes headlines, but Medicare spending also poses a huge, growing problem, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Medicare, the largest public health program in the U.S., accounts for 21% of national healthcare spending and 14% of the federal budget, the CRR stated in its July…

For a long time, all-inclusive resorts had a less-than-stellar reputation. Think: mediocre buffet food, watered-down drinks, and a stigma of quantity over quality. However, over the past decade, there’s been a significant shift in perception, and the major hotel chains have finally gone all-in on all-inclusives. Hyatt, Hilton, and Marriott have each invested heavily in…

Something interesting is happening with Meta Platforms (META -1.80%) and two companies with which it has relationships — CoreWeave (CRWV -11.58%) and Nebius Group (NBIS -15.02%). On the one hand, Meta recently signed a $21 billion expanded deal for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, giving Meta increased capacity to develop AI programs. Factoring in a previous…

Just the Tip: Income, spending, and savings rate all matter, but net worth is the single number that shows whether you’re building financial security over time. It’s simply assets minus liabilities, and free personal finance dashboards connect to all your accounts and calculate it automatically. If it’s growing quarter over quarter, your financial life is…

Despite some encouraging signs, millions of Americans are still struggling with credit-card debt — sometimes to pay for the most basic needs.

Jan van Eck sounds off on the state of markets for the rest of the year and beyond. Morningstar explains why only one of the recent semiliquid funds it rated earned a bronze medalist rating. These are among the investment must reads for financial advisors this week.