With a median income income hovering around $75,000 in the United States, some of the shrinking middle class is moving to the upper class. The share of income held by the middle class fell from 61% in ...

Earnings, assets, and debts affect your retirement readiness during your mid to late 50s and early 60s. How do you stack up?

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

According to the 50/30/20 budgeting rule, you should be able to set aside 30% of your income for “wants.” But for many Americans, that’s far from reality. In some states, the average person barely has ...