middle class

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Luxury stocks used to be a favorite way for investors to get exposure to the country’s then-booming middle class.

From The Wall Street Journal

But with Yale University’s recent announcement of free tuition for undergraduate students from families with incomes below $200,000, the question is: Has the math truly changed for the middle class?

From MarketWatch

Barnum catered to a growing middle class, who were better educated, regularly reading newspapers and magazines, and interested in seeing what the world had to offer, says Robert Wilson, author of “Barnum: An American Life.”

From The Wall Street Journal

One-third of the middle class cannot afford basic necessities, according to research from Brookings, a centrist think tank, and they’re relying more on debt to pay for them.

From MarketWatch

But the state’s ballooning cost of living is starting to ice out the middle class.

From The Wall Street Journal