wealth

Volatile Markets, Wealth Effect a Double-Edged Sword for Consumer Spending
Volatile Markets, Wealth Effect a Double-Edged Sword for Consumer Spending
April 12, 2024  |  Economy

The wealth effect giveth, and it taketh away. This week’s stock market volatility, and especially Friday (April 12)’s plummet in the wake of big bank...

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US Household Wealth Sets Record High
US Household Wealth Sets Record High
September 24, 2018  |  Economy

Thanks to rising home values and stock market prices, household net worth in the U.S. rose during the second quarter. According to a report in...

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Generational Difference Driving Innovations In Investments
Generational Difference Driving Innovations In Investments
June 14, 2017  |  Investments

It’s no surprise that generational difference will create problems in a household, but it’s also leading to innovations. That’s according to the 2017 U.S. Trust...

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Today In Data: Wealth Woes
Today In Data: Wealth Woes
June 01, 2017  |  Today In Data

Wealth can be a fickle friend, especially for people who walk the razor’s edge between “making it” and not. Among the most financially insecure are...

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In The US, For Wealth, West Beats the Rest
In The US, For Wealth, West Beats the Rest
March 30, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Want to live among the wealthy in the United States? To paraphrase Horace Greeley, go West, young man, or woman, or older man, or older woman....

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Do China’s Wealthy Have The Upper Hand?
Do China’s Wealthy Have The Upper Hand?
July 21, 2016  |  Global Citizen

A recent report by The Economist reveals that many Chinese citizens largely believe the super wealthy have a distinct advantage over everyone else. This, in...

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