Data That Matters September 2021

Whether from a long-term separation between worker productivity and compensation, or due to the pandemic, etc., approximately 40% of US Continue reading →

W2s Down 1099s Up

The data are becoming clearer. The recovery in the Great Recession has not been a return to the old way Continue reading →

Retirement Fund Deficit

Good news! People are living longer. Not so good news. Retirement plans aren’t keeping up. People are now living about Continue reading →

US Retreat From Retirement

If retiring in America seems more difficult that it should be, that’s because it has been getting tougher since 1984. Continue reading →

Middle Class Leaving Stock Market

From a high of 65%, the number of Americans investing in the stock market has fallen to 52%. The greatest Continue reading →

Life Expectancy Breaks Barrier

Until recently, there was an effective life expectancy limit. Genetically, there were no biological limits that prevented people from living Continue reading →

Income Retirement Inequality

Income inequality is typically discussed as a 1% versus 99% generality. Increased life expectancy and the benefits of retiring later Continue reading →

The Elderly Homeless

“In the early 1990s, only 11 percent of the adult homeless population was aged 50 and over. That percentage was Continue reading →