Alternative Investments

Dallas – – October 06, 2026 -- NexPoint has launched NexPoint Energy DST, a $18,844,000 Delaware statutory trust offering that gives accredited investors royalty exposure to more than 200 producing oil and natural gas wells across the Permian Basin and Haynesville Shale. The vehicle marks the multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm's first energy-focused DST and extends its tax-advantaged platform into mineral rights for the first time.

Portfolio spans 1,277 net royalty acres across two major U.S. basins

The offering covers approximately 1,277 net royalty acres, with interests in over 200 producing wells and more than 300 undrilled locations. Roughly 90% of the portfolio is tied to Haynesville Shale natural gas production, with the remaining 10% linked to Permian Basin oil. The minimum investment is set at $100,000, and the structure is designed to accommodate investors pursuing 1031 exchanges.

Bardstown, Ky. – September 22, 2026 -- CaskX closed out its presence at the 2026 Kentucky Bourbon Festival with 2,354 spins recorded on its World Famous CaskX Bourbon Wheel, capped by a single attendee winning an entire barrel of 2026 Jackson Purchase bourbon.

Saturday spins hit a one-day record of 1,140 as rare pours drew crowds

Friday produced 698 spins before Saturday set a new one-day high of 1,140, according to CaskX. Guests sampled a rotating lineup of rare, limited and sold-out whiskeys over the three-day event, including six bottles of Pappy Van Winkle.

Tavares, Fla. – September 18, 2026 -- A signed 1952 Topps baseball card collection assembled by Destiny Family Office Founder and CEO Tom Ruggie has been named the 2026 PSA Baseball Set of the Year, selected from more than 157,000 registered sets on the PSA Set Registry.

Ruggie has secured PSA-authenticated signatures on 406 of the 407 cards in the original 1952 Topps set

The set includes signed cards of Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays and Yogi Berra. Card #342, featuring Al Benton, remains the sole missing signature after a pursuit Ruggie says has spanned five decades.

PSA presented Ruggie with a one-of-one canvas artwork embedding an authenticated Mickey Mantle cut autograph

The award was given at the 2026 PSA Set Registry Awards Dinner in Rosemont, Illinois, during the National Sports Collectors Convention. The piece was created by artist Murray Henderson.