Why is Wall Street Demanding Billions From Taxpayers?
Spencer Platt/Getty Images News There’s still considerable residual anger left from the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession, and in hearty supply. Many middle class Americans are still...
View ArticleIs the Recession Still Hurting Americans’ Standard of Living?
Source: Thinkstock Standard of living can be a nebulous concept, often reduced to some number on a scale. It’s determined by factoring together measures of wealth, employment, education, health, and...
View Article5 Ways to Protect Yourself From the Next Recession
Source: Thinkstock On average, recessions hit the U.S. business cycle once every five years or six years. According to records from the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Federal Reserve,...
View ArticleWasting Your Money? Another Economic Crisis Might Be Coming
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View ArticleAmericans Have Been Saving Too Much Money, And It’s a Big Problem
Source: iStock If there’s one area in which we’ll probably never get a crystal clear picture of what’s going on, it’s the economy in the United States. Some analysts predict we’re headed toward...
View ArticleTop 10 Cities That Never Recovered From the Great Recession
Source: Thinkstock The Great Recession continues to find residency throughout America’s largest cities. Despite the recession technically ending more than six years ago, the recovery process is...
View ArticleWhy Researchers Say Recessions Are Not as Bad as We Think
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Recessions happen. It’s a part of the business cycle – a natural downturn after an economic expansion, which usually brings with it all manner of relatively short-term...
View Article15 Worst States in America for Young Adults
Struggling young woman | iStock.com The Great Recession struck at precisely the wrong time for young adults trying to secure their economic futures. People in their early 20s suffered unemployment...
View Article11 Jobs That Will Probably Survive the Next Recession
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the height of the Great Recession | Spencer Platt/Getty Images The mere mention of the word “recession” strikes fear in the hearts of...
View ArticleHow Can I Prepare for the Next Recession? 5 Ways to Get Ready for a Financial...
The Great Recession may have ended 10 years ago, but many Americans still haven’t shaken off the feeling of unease that came with the last downturn. Yes, unemployment is at a historic low and the stock...
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