We’d all like to be rich. Unfortunately, as finance coach Dave Ramsey will tell you, “the rich get richer and the poor get ...

Americans are becoming increasingly risk-averse at the very moment the financial world is safer and more accessible than ever ...

Michael Sullivan appears to know just about everyone who works at Boston's South Station, from train conductors and ticket agents to the people fielding questions at the information desk. "How are you ...

It’s the most absurdly priced piece of real estate, the business class seat on a flight. But these seats and economy seats ...

(NEXSTAR) – A six-figure income used to be shorthand for “rich.” Now, it’s barely enough to get by in many parts of the country. And it’s not just California and New York where families are feeling ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Earning enough to be considered middle class has gotten more expensive, with rising housing and everyday costs pushing the income bar higher, according to a recent report from GOBankingRates. The ...

Budget experts say tax hikes on the wealthy intended to supplement Medi-Cal cuts would not address the state’s growing budget deficit.

A. Mechele Dickerson examines the creation of America's middle class and why it's struggling today. Owning a home, having stable employment and a retirement plan ... all of these are key elements of ...

Owning a home, having stable employment and a retirement plan … all of these are key elements of middle-class life. But for the majority of young Americans, these are goals that feel out of reach.

UNITED NATIONS — The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial institutions, remain ...

Patrick Radden Keefe's latest book, London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth, covers a real-life story of wealth, mistruth and violence at the heart of the ...