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 ...

The share of families classified as upper-middle class has jumped from 10% in 1979 to 31% in 2024, the report found. For the ...

The American middle class has changed a lot in recent decades. This economic marker has gone from being an inclusive classifier containing a significant majority of Americans (and earning the "middle" ...

The good news is that Americans have never been richer. The bad news is that most of them don’t feel like it. There has been tremendous growth in income and wealth in the U.S. in the last half century ...

Mike Haugen is correct that we shouldn’t subsidize stagnation and that policymakers ought to expand opportunity so all Americans enter adulthood with the skills to ensure their families live securely ...

Many life milestones feel out of reach for the middle class, a big indicator that things are shifting. Here's what it could mean for your financial future, and what you can do to prepare.

The U.S. economy is productive, wages and incomes are healthy, and consumer spending remains robust. Real income has risen for people across all age brackets and marital statuses, and as more women ...

America’s middle class—once a core pillar of Donald Trump’s political coalition—is showing signs of breaking away as frustration over living costs intensifies, according to new polling and economic ...