Retirement security in the United States increasingly hinges on a single number: the size of your monthly Social Security ...

In an achievement-oriented society, it's easy to feel "stuck" regardless of your financial standing. However, specific socioeconomic clues can distinguish one's position firmly within the lower class, ...

The American economic landscape is changing nearly every day and if you are not paying attention, you might miss out on what’s happening and where you fall into the hierarchy. You might not think you ...

As the years pass, the U.S. class system — or, more precisely, how we understand it — keeps changing. And there’s a geographic component to it all. What makes you “wealthy” in one state may not cut it ...

The share of middle class Americans has fallen in the last 50 years. And while most (51%) are still middle class, according to the Pew Research Center, it makes sense to question how those classes are ...

America's middle class has been shrinking for the past 50 years. While middle class Americans remain the biggest income group by number of people, the same can't be said of the aggregate income earned ...

Though terms like these can’t fully encapsulate people’s specific financial realities, they can be useful. The differences between how the lower middle class and upper middle class are living can ...

Class identity, which is how individuals view their economic and social positions in relation to others, has wide-ranging ...

Even though "classiness" and being classy are relatively subjective, there are certain traits, behaviors, and personal beliefs that encourage people to be perceived in a more positive and grounded way ...