When researchers use an “absolute definition” instead — one that holds purchasing power constant over time — a different ...

From niche hobbies to sneaky conveniences, here are a few things the upper-middle class can afford that the rest of us can ...

"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, 1995 was a year of growth. For the first time in six years, households ...

Americans who earn at least $95,000 in seven major cities break through the lowest end of upper-middle class income. These ...

The $37 trillion national debt will not be paid for by America’s middle class. How we know this is the $37 trillion in debt itself, along with the accepted truth that soon enough $37 trillion will be ...

High prices threaten to send US auto sales into decline this year as middle-class consumers shy away from new-vehicle purchases with stickers near record levels.

In 1980 middle-class families lived in a world of Atari consoles, rotary phones and station wagons with wood paneling. The median U.S. household income was $21,020, enough to buy a modest home, a ...

Ali Hussain has a background that consists of a career in finance with large financial institutions and in journalism covering business. CG Tan / Getty Images If your household income was between ...

Living a middle-class life is a blessing and a curse. On one hand, you’re one financial calamity away from devastation. On the other hand, you have many perks that both the rich and the poor often ...

The subtle phrases we use about money reveal our deepest class anxieties and childhood programming - often sabotaging our ...