Jun 12 2020

How much does the average American family earn in 2020? Why household income figures are going to get shattered because of Covid-19 and 65 million Americans on Social Security

The typical American family was already having a tough time prior to Covid-19 and many were living paycheck to paycheck. Surveys conducted prior to Covid-19 showed that 1 out of 3 Americans were not able to sustain an emergency expense of $1,000. As many of you know, even a small illness would shatter this amount. […]

Jun 30 2017

The new retirement model revolves around dying broke and realizing that the 401k model of investing is a sham for most Americans.

The new retirement model means working until you die.  Most Americans are broke and living paycheck to paycheck.  Yet the stock market is near a modern day peak.  What is going on?  Wasn’t the 401k experiment that launched in the early 1980s to replace pensions supposed to be a panacea in terms of building out […]

Apr 23 2017

The epic retirement crisis for older Americans: The median family of retirement age has $12,000 in savings.

Given the discussion of 401ks and IRAs you would think that most Americans have a nice nest egg ready to support them into their margarita drinking days on the beach.  Yet like most dreams, the reality is very different.  Most Americans are broke.  The Economist put out some data highlighting that the median family of […]

Jan 29 2017

The standard wage for an American is $29,000: Social Security data reveals raw figures for the wealthiest country in the world.

All Americans pay Social Security taxes.  So looking at Social Security for income data is fairly reliable.  The new Social Security figures show that Americans continue to make a lot less than what the public tends to believe.  For example, you may have seen mainstream shows with talking heads saying that someone making $200,000 a […]

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