With the Great Decompression, incomes rise for everyone but much faster for the affluent.

Figuring out where you stand financially in retirement is not as simple as looking at your bank balance. Net worth, which is ...

Once seen as the economic anchor of the United States, the middle class has gradually lost ground over the past five decades. While America has experienced overall growth in wealth, the distribution ...

Middle-class life in the United States has always been defined less by a single number and more by a bundle of expectations: a stable home, a reliable car, some savings, and a shot at college for the ...

"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify nearly all government interventions, from tariffs to minimum-wage hikes to ...

Many adults experience a loss of control later in life when they've grown up poor, according to a study from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, but when they grow up middle class, then ...

For many upper-middle-class Americans, retirement can bring unexpected financial challenges that slowly erode wealth. Even those who have saved diligently can make costly mistakes that turn a ...

If you have these things in your home, you’re at least a tiny bit wealthier than you might think. Most people who grew up poor didn't get the same luxuries as everyone else. From low-quality schools ...

Are you poor, middle-class, or rich in Arizona? The answer will completely depend on where you live in the Grand Canyon state. Middle class is defined by the Pew Research Center as annual income ...