The American Dream: if you work hard you can marry, own a home, raise and educate your children and decades later retire and not live in poverty. With each generation, the middle class would live a ...

The upper middle class earns more than the typical American, and has disposable income to live a nice lifestyle – although they aren't rich in the sense that they don't have to worry about money or ...

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" - ...

The term ‘“middle class” is often discussed but rarely defined. It’s a term the majority of Americans would use to define themselves, yet most people don’t know whether their household truly fits into ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Have you ever caught yourself wondering, “Am I ...

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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 ...

I humbly and gratefully accepted my sixth honorary degree from Long Beach City College yesterday. Much more importantly, I also had the enormous privilege of crafting a speech for more than 5,300 ...