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08/21/2026

"We aren't over fat; we are just under-muscled." Dr. Gabrielle Lyon on why skeletal muscle — not weight — is the real key to living a long, independent life.

Written by Gabrielle Doré. Photo via Getty.

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08/20/2026

A $90,000 pair of sneakers. A $1.86M Messi NFT. Gen Z is investing in collectibles over stocks — driven by nostalgia, mistrust of traditional markets, and a desire to own a piece of the cultural moment.

Written by Alexis Buncich. Photo via Shutterstock.

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08/19/2026

AOL co-founder Steve Case once built one of the first large-scale online communities. Now he's building real-world ones — through Rise of the Rest, which has made over 200 investments in 100 cities across 38 states, and through land development in Hawaii and Costa Rica tied to personal history and community impact.

"It's really the idea that you have a shot at building a better life — for you, for your family, for your community," Case says of the American Dream. "But it is harder for people to build companies and create jobs in many parts of the country."

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08/18/2026

Half of all deaths in the U.S. trace back to lifestyle choices, according to a landmark study. The American College of Lifestyle Medicine identified six pillars that shape how well and how long we live: nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress, substance use, and social connection.
Worth spoke with six experts on the real science behind each one — including the surprising finding that low social interaction can be as harmful as smoking 15 ci******es a day.

Written by Sean Captain.

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08/17/2026

Our Chief Content Officer tried a $199 at-home blood panel promising to "optimize" over 100 biomarkers — no doctor's visit required.

The results flagged real issues (inflammation, borderline B12) alongside a recommended "protocol" that could cost $6,000-$8,000 a year if followed in full, including a GLP-1 prescription. It's part of a growing parallel health economy built outside traditional insurance and primary care.

The bigger question the story raises: are we buying longer lives, or just more lab reports?

Written by Dan Costa.

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08/13/2026

"What truly endures in life are your relationships, your reputation, and your standards." That's the philosophy behind Cresset, the $70 billion multi-family office Eric Becker co-founded after the loss of his daughter, Cara, reshaped how he thought about wealth and legacy.

Built on what Becker calls a "100-year vision," Cresset measures success not by assets managed, but by impact. His advice to founders: "Don't just build a company you can sell, but a life you can live."

Written by Dan Costa.

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Cresset co-founder Eric Becker on building a modern multi-family office and what wealthy families should actually expect from theirs.

08/12/2026

Inflation remains well above the Fed's target. The job market is improving. And AI spending — now the largest capital investment surge in U.S. history — continues to power the economy forward.

Larry Kantor and Bob Diamond argue it's time for the Fed to raise rates, even as signs of a bubble emerge in financial markets: a $3 trillion private credit industry, record margin debt, and tightening brokerage requirements.

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08/11/2026

Meet the Cosmos — an all-electric RV that looks like a spaceship and solves the towing range problem every EV owner dreads.

Built from scratch by ex-Tesla engineer Toby Kraus, it collapses down for towing, then expands into a 10-foot-tall cabin at camp.

Written by Eva Shae Crouse. Photos courtesy of Lightship.

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08/10/2026

Frank E. Campbell — The Funeral Chapel just completed a $20 million renovation marking its 125th anniversary, the most extensive overhaul in its history.

Founded in 1898, Campbell essentially created the modern celebrity funeral — from Rudolph Valentino in 1926 to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Judy Garland, John Lennon, and more, all sent off from the same Madison Avenue building.

President William Villanova on the work: "It's not our job to create influence or power that wasn't there. It's our job to protect and reflect it, accurately and with dignity."

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08/07/2026

Ali Anderson joined a friend's fledgling distillery project "just until she found someone else." A decade later, she's CEO of CraftCo, a spirits portfolio spanning value to ultra-luxury bourbon, including Joseph A. Magnus, Coppercraft, Thatcher's Organic Artisan Spirits, and Fox & Oden.

From labeling bottles and pitching liquor stores from her car, to building national distribution across 42 states, Anderson's path to CEO wasn't a straight line — but her philosophy has stayed consistent: "Are my people supported? Do they have the tools to do their jobs well? If they do, and they're achieving their goals, then I've succeeded."

Written by Eva Shae Crouse. Photo via Shutterstock.

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