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The national index posted a 1.1 percent annual gain in May, its first reading above 1 percent in 2026. The 10-city composite rose 2.4 percent year over year, and the 20-city composite advanced 1.6 percent. Month over month, prices nationally grew 0.6 percent – positive, but below the historical May average of 1.0 percent recorded…

Back in 2017, I wrote that households need to earn $300,000 a year to live a middle-class lifestyle in an expensive coastal city. The internet was not pleased. I was called out of touch, delusional, and a few other things I can’t print on a family finance blog. After having a second child in December 2019, I…

The common thread linking this week’s biggest market events is the state of the U.S. economy. The biggest day is Tuesday, when the nation’s largest banks — JPMorgan , Bank of America and Citigroup , along with Club names Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs — mark the start of second-quarter earnings season. As if that…

She signed a client’s name, moved $118,000 through hidden accounts and kept less than $2,000

New car prices are averaging close $50,000, and recent data shows near 10% of car buyers who take out loans for their vehicles are paying more than $1,000 monthly for their vehicles. Consumers paid an average of $49,758 for new cars in June, according to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book. The average June price for…

Even if some retirees do not know how their retirement assets are allocated, a consensus among workplace plan participants is they will need more than $1 million for retirement when it is time to cash out. Schroders PLC’s 2026 US Retirement Survey, which surveyed 1,500 U.S. investors nationwide from ages 30 through 79, including 382…