The virtuous economic cycle of the post-war decades helped create a large group of households that were able to attain the “American Dream” and became part of what we now think of as the middle class. Today, defining the middle is a bit of a muddled mess.
Read MoreWe interrupt your gas pump happy dance with rotten news: Inflation, as measured by the headline Consumer Price Index showed that in August, prices were up 8.3 percent from a year ago.
Read MoreWhat financial task did you put on hold for the summer? If you are like many, the broad category of dealing with unpleasant issues got pushed to the back burner.
Read MoreWhen my 98-year-old mother-in-law passed away this month, I thought back to the first time I met her, and how we eventually bonded over numbers.
Read MoreWhen the Social Security Administration announces cost-of-living-adjustments for 2023 in mid-October, it could be over 9 percent.
Read MoreThe post-COVID labor market recovery is like this summer’s weather: SCORCHING.
Read MoreWhether or not NBER officially makes the recession call, it’s becoming obvious that a slowdown has begun.
Read MoreAs the Fed prepares for its two-day policy meeting on July 26 and July 27, there may be a few breaks in the cloudy economic picture for our central bankers.
Read MoreIf you feel like the number of sketchy emails, texts and voicemails has been increasing lately, you are right: the number of financial fraud, identity theft, and other reports to the FTC has been soaring.
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