Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

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This report examines key changes in the economic status of the American middle class from 1970 to 2023 and its demographic attributes in 2022. The historical analysis is based on U.S. Census Bureau ...

Those that have attained a college degree, are homeowners, able to send their children to college and have discretionary income consider themselves members of the middle class. Attempting to clearly ...

Donning my backpack and a colorful spread of friendship bracelets on my wrist, I walked through the storied streets of Harvard University to Lowell Lecture Hall, built in 1902. It’s just as you’d ...

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About half of Americans are defined as being in the middle class. But, surely, they don’t all share the same lifestyle. For that reason, we’ll divide the middle class into lower, middle, and upper ...

In her second memoir, the author of “Maid” recounts the struggle of getting educated in America below the poverty line. By Nelson Lichtenstein Nelson Lichtenstein is the author of “A Fabulous Failure: ...

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How to tell which one you belong to among the various classes Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who ...