There is something quietly devastating about looking successful while actually struggling. Millions of middle-class ...

Explore changes to middle-class America's financial standing. Learn how slow-growth income, prices, and debt can impact ...

When we think of middle class life, several things come to mind: owning a home, stable childcare, food in the pantry, a sense of security. But as the rich get richer in Massachusetts, the middle class ...

I’m often asked, “What has happened to the middle class?” The best answer I can think of puts the question into historical context, if only because so many folks are thinking back to their childhood.

Once the backbone of the American dream, the middle class is gradually vanishing, and with it, the sense of security it provided for so many. Rising costs, stagnant wages, and economic shifts are ...

Young and working-class people aren’t getting on the property ladder anymore. If you’ve secured a loan and you are closing on a new home in the near future, congratulations. You’ve taken part in an ...

We’re pleased to report the American middle class is indeed “hollowing out”— because ever more Americans are earning their way into higher income brackets. That runs counter to today’s populist gloom ...

I read with great interest Katie Johnston’s article in the Globe’s series on Massachusetts’ disappearing middle class (“For people striving to break into the middle class, hard work is no longer ...

We’re pleased to report the American middle class is indeed “hollowing out”—because ever more Americans are earning their way into higher income brackets. That runs counter to today’s populist gloom ...