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

Since the 1960s, the share of U.S. households earning more than $100,000 in real terms has tripled.

The last thing I thought when my second son was born was that I’d spend his final year of schooling trying to dissuade him ...

Generally, we’d all like to be rich. Not having to worry about money seems like a pipe dream for most of us. However, financial guru Dave Ramsey said that “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

It's tax time in America, and as taxpayers total up how much they owe, or how much they'll get back from the IRS this year, one question bugs us all: Are we paying too much? More importantly, are you ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Ever wonder how some people seem to build wealth and turn their entire financial situation around in just a few years? We’re not talking about winning the lottery or landing a tech initial public ...

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

Throngs of misled middle-class and poorer folks who voted against their interests for Republicans or failed to vote in last year’s midterm election truly got the shaft. The net result of a ...