60% of Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck
After a prolonged period of high inflation and higher interest rates, Americans are just getting by. As of August, 60% of adults said they are...
Can the U.S. Economy Survive Four Simultaneous Shocks at Once?
The U.S. economy is facing simultaneous threats: potential auto worker strikes, a possible government shutdown, the resumption of student loan payments, and rising oil prices....
Is there a subprime credit-card crisis on the horizon?
Subprime consumers are falling behind on their credit-card bills. From Generation Z and millennials to Generation X and baby boomers, credit-card delinquency rates have been...
Inflation is still squeezing budgets
Inflation ‘remains too high’ But in recent remarks, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said inflation “remains too high” despite those positive indicators, and warned that more interest rate...
Here’s why Americans can’t stop living paycheck to paycheck
For many Americans, payday can’t come soon enough. As of June, 61% of adults are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a LendingClub report. In...
Gold should be dead, but somehow it’s still adding value
Why isn’t gold dead yet? It hasn’t served a vital economic function since the government stopped treating it as money back in 1971. Actually, you...
One-Fifth of Investors 85 or Older Have Nearly All Their Money in Stocks: WSJ
Many older Americans are defying conventional wisdom by remaining heavily invested in the stock market instead of shifting to bonds to protect their nest eggs....
A Housing Bust Comes for Thousands of Small-Time Investors: WSJ
They were offered the benefits of owning apartment-building rentals without any of the work, in real-estate investments that have already left some people empty-handed. [ad_2]...
IRS flagged more than 1 million tax returns for identity fraud in 2023
Pgiam | Istock | Getty Images The IRS flagged more than 1 million tax returns for potential identity theft during the 2023 tax season, according...
73% of millennials are living paycheck to paycheck, new report finds
Some good news: Overall, fewer Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. As of March, the share of adults feeling stretched too thin fell to 60%...