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The retirement fears middle-class workers say keep them up at night

Their top concern? Outliving their money.

Here’s the Minimum Net Worth Considered To Be Upper Middle Class at 50

See how your net worth compares at age 50 and what qualifies as upper middle class. Plus, key factors that shape financial ...

Struggling to afford kids, marriage, or a car? The new reality for the middle class

Geography now defines middle-class life as much as income does.Shrinking middle class numbers reveal deeper shifts in how ...
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The One Thing That Makes a Middle-Class Retirement 10 Times More Expensive, According to Experts

For Americans still in the workforce with employer-sponsored healthcare plans, it’s easy to take health insurance for granted. Unfortunately, this means that many middle-class workers fail to factor ...
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Have You Hit Upper-Middle Class This Year? If Not, Here Are 3 Steps You Can Take To Get There

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LeoPatrizi / Getty Images In 2023, 51% of American households fell into the middle class, down from 61% in 1971. According to Pew ...
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Why CEOs should care about the eroding middle class

In recent weeks, I’ve been recommending and forwarding to friends and associates three smart stories that crossed my desk. Each ostensibly offers insightful or timely snapshots of modern American ...
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11 Life Skills Wealthy People Prioritize That Middle-Class People Often Avoid

The skills people acquire and how they choose to spend their time actually has a lot to do with their financial status, at least according to a study from Harvard Business School. Specifically when it ...