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Economy

“Only 33% of millionaires consider themselves wealthy, report finds. Why it’s so hard to feel rich”

“…Only 12% of Americans consider themselves wealthy, according to a new report by Edelman Financial Engines. Despite their high net worth, just 33% of millionaires said the same, the report found. Edelman Financial Engines polled more than 3,000 adults over age… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“Only 37% of American workers feel good about their retirement savings…”

“…That’s according to CNBC’s August 2024 Your Money retirement survey conducted with SurveyMonkey, which found that only 37% of non-retired Americans are either “on schedule” or “ahead of schedule” with their retirement investments. Considering that more than half of Americans say they’re… Continue Reading…

Economy

“68% of Americans feel stressed about cost when planning a date—here’s who they think should pay”

“…Nearly everyone, regardless of gender, who’s dating is stressed about the associated costs. Roughly 69% of U.S. adults admitted to feeling uncomfortable on a date because of how much it will cost, and 68% say they stress about money when… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Musk feels ‘super bad’ about economy, needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs”

“Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to executives seen by Reuters… Musk’s gloomy outlook echoes recent comments… Continue Reading…

Personal Finance

“Student debt can make buying a home feel impossible…”

“Half of people who haven’t yet purchased a home point to their student debt as a reason for the delay. That’s the finding from a new report by the National Association of Realtors, which partnered with Morning Consult to conduct an online… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Americans say they feel the current economy is the best since the late 1990s”

“Americans increasingly rate this as the best economy since the late 1990s, with a recent surge in optimism, even though many economic metrics show striking similarities to the final years of the Obama administration. Fifty-nine percent of Americans say they… Continue Reading…

Investing, Personal Finance

“Many college grads feel their grip on middle class loosening”

“Yet college graduates aren’t as likely as they once were to feel they belong to the middle class, according to a collaborative analysis of the 2018 General Social Survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and GSS… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“America’s Upper Middle Class Feeling the Pinch Too”

“The cost of many products and services the upper middle class buys, from autos to college educations, is outpacing overall inflation. While having access to credit, these households are increasingly tapping into costlier forms of debt… Credit card interest rates… Continue Reading…