Consumer confidence has been falling for most of the past year. On a closely watched index, consumer sentiment sagged to 55.4 in September.

For decades, achieving solid middle-class status was the American dream, but the majority share of US wealth has shifted away ...

The ghost in America? The middle class. The American economy is divided into three economic classes. The indigent, the middle class and the rich. The dividing line between indigent and middle class is ...

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Nick Maggiulli is juggling more than spreadsheets these days. He’s chief operating officer at Ritholtz Wealth Management, but he’s also a blogger, and now a two-time author thanks to his latest book, ...

Most Americans will make it to some rung of the middle class. Here's how much you need to get to the next tier these days. "Essentially, every client we work with views themselves as middle class" - ...

I’m often asked, “What has happened to the middle class?” The best answer I can think of puts the question into historical context, if only because so many folks are thinking back to their childhood.

Experts point to slow-growing wages, soaring health care costs and more. If you feel like you're running yourself ragged but aren't making headway, you're not alone. The U.S. is experiencing one of ...

“I believe deep in our bones that if we lose the middle class, and by association the American dream, we will lose our democracy and our American country,” Slotkin said. “This is the existential ...

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