Retirement is often romanticized as the time when hard working Americans finally get to slow down and enjoy a life of leisure, free of the worries and stressors of their earlier years. Growing Up.
GOBankingRates conducted a survey of 1,037 adult Americans in early September 2023 asking 15 questions about various aspects of retirement and saving. One of the most noteworthy findings was the.
The Covid-induced inflation crisis is pretty much over. The consumer price index peaked at 9.1 percent in June 2022 on an annualized basis (that is, compared to June 2021), then fell 12 consecutive months. It ticked up slightly in July 2023 to 3.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday, but “core” inflation (that is, the inflation rate minus volatile food and energy prices) actually dropped slightly, to 4.7 percent. The nonannualized numbers, The Wall Street Journal pointed ou