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Pew Finds Post-Recession Boomers and Gen-Xers Are Less Prepared for Retirement than Older Generations
A new study from The Pew Charitable Trusts, Retirement Security Across Generations: Are Americans Prepared for Their Golden Years?, examines the savings behavior of five age groups before the Great Recession. The research also explores how wealth losses during the recession affected each group’s retirement security by calculating replacement rates.
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Pew Explores Damaging Effects of Unemployment & Unexpected Wealth Losses on Mobility and Economic Security
A new study from The Pew Charitable Trusts, Hard Choices: Navigating the Economic Shock of Unemployment, examines how American families cope with unexpected financial setbacks and how those periods of economic uncertainty draw down financial resources. The report studies families across race and income levels, revealing different experiences resulting from unemployment and the difficult choices many of them face. more
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Pew Experts Respond to President's State of the Union Address
In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama raised two issues that are relevant to the work of The Pew Charitable Trusts: economic mobility and elections.
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February 13, 2013
Economic Mobility: Reaction to the State of the Union & GOP Response
Economic mobility is a unifying and bipartisan idea discussed by both President Obama in his State of the Union address and Senator Marco Rubio in the GOP response. Erin Currier discusses drivers, such as education, savings, and neighborhood poverty, that impact people's ability to achieve the American Dream. more
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Pew Report Finds Recent College Graduates Well-Protected Against Worst Effects of Recession
The newest research from Pew’s Economic Mobility Project reveals that a four-year college degree helped shield the latest graduates from a range of poor employment outcomes during the Great Recession, including unemployment, low-skill jobs, and lesser wages. more
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Dear Job Market, Thanks For a Lousy Grad Gift
The recession ended two years ago, but it seems the job market hasn't gotten the memo. This will be the third year college graduates will enter the workforce facing a high unemployment rate. The poor job market is already taking a tough toll on recent grads. more
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Home Ownership Levels Are on the Decline. What Does That Say About the American Dream?
More than two-thirds of Americans say they have achieved the American Dream or will do so at some point in their lifetime according to the Pew Economic Mobility Project. more
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Economic Problems Stubbornly Linger
Don't look now, but the economic recovery that barely exists in the eyes of many Americans is 2 years old. more
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Eclipsed: Why the White Working Class is the Most Alienated and Pessimistic Group in American Society
Almost no one noticed, but around George W. Bush’s reelection in 2004, the nation crossed a demographic milestone. more
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American Dream Lives On Despite Rising Financial Insecurity: Survey
Americans, despite the uncertainty of their own personal finances, continue to have faith in that well-worn concept of an American dream. more
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Does the Next Generation Have a Shot at the American Dream?
We've got huge problems with money and debt in this country right now. more
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Poll: Government Hurts Our Chances of Success
Does the government hamper our financial success? According to a new poll from the Pew Economic Mobility Project, most Americans think the answer is yes.
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Poll: Americans Want Government to Push Economic Mobility
An overwhelming majority of Americans want the government to help poor and middle-class Americans better their lot, but there was significant disagreement about whether or not the government was pursuing the right strategy. more
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American Dream Lives On, but Money's Tight
Americans are down in the dumps about their personal finances, but still think the American dream is alive and kicking. more
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Generation$ Gap: Gen Xers Get Short End of Boomers' Wealth
Generation Xers, those born to the Baby Boomers between 1960 and 1980, could be headed for economic disaster.
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