62% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck amid inflation
‘Inflation is still too high’ The Federal Reserve is expected to announce it will leave rates unchanged at the end of its two-day meeting this week, even though...
As Social Security faces shortfall, some propose investing in stocks
Wand_prapan | Istock | Getty Images The trust funds that Social Security relies on to pay benefits are “rapidly heading to zero,” according to the...
The Trillion-Dollar Question for Bond Investors: When Will the Fed Stop Raising Rates?
High bond yields, deemed a “generational opportunity” by BlackRock, haven’t attracted anticipated investments amid ongoing market losses. Investors, wary of persistent rate hikes and the...
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...
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....
58% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, CNBC survey reveals
Between higher costs and a possible recession on the horizon, families feel increasingly strained financially. More than half, or 58%, of all Americans are...
Amid stubborn inflation, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck
Despite higher prices, consumers are still spending, although not as much as they were a year ago, which is giving their budgets some breathing room....