It's tax time in America, and as taxpayers total up how much they owe, or how much they'll get back from the IRS this year, one question bugs us all: Are we paying too much? More importantly, are you ...

Generally, we’d all like to be rich. Not having to worry about money seems like a pipe dream for most of us. However, financial guru Dave Ramsey said that “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

Economists say that a typical middle-class family today is richer than one in the 1960s. Americans in their 20s and 30s don’t ...

As a generational cohort, annual incomes among Gen X in the United States are all over the map, especially when compared to the older baby boomers or the younger generations of millennials and Gen Z.

Ever wonder how some people seem to build wealth and turn their entire financial situation around in just a few years? We’re not talking about winning the lottery or landing a tech initial public ...

For many upper-middle-class Americans, retirement can bring unexpected financial challenges that slowly erode wealth. Even those who have saved diligently can make costly mistakes that turn a ...

After growing up poor with just his single mom, Kent Bausman took deliberate steps to change his circumstances.

Rich folks tend to invest in retirement consistently, invest in education and take better care of their health by purchasing ...

Reversing a long-term trend, the wealthiest 20 percent of the American population —generally the healthiest income group — now account for more healthcare spending per capita than middle and low ...

Throngs of misled middle-class and poorer folks who voted against their interests for Republicans or failed to vote in last year’s midterm election truly got the shaft. The net result of a ...

The ‘savings pot’ I once had for emergencies such as dental accidents has been slowly whittled away by the rising cost of living - Hugh R Hastings/Getty As financial storm clouds gather and experts ...

54% of Americans believe they are in the middle class, and 52% of them actually are. Middle class status varies with location, with higher levels of income needed to make the cut in more expensive, ...