How Many Years of Your Salary Are 401(K) Fees Costing You?
The financial pros all say you should invest in your company's 401(k) plan, but the fees on those investments can easily add up to a number that will shock you.
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Has US Economy Bottomed Out? Census Suggests Yes
Americans are on the move again after record numbers had stayed put, more young adults are leaving their parents' homes to take a chance with college or the job market, once-sharp declines in births are leveling off and poverty is slowing.
Census Shows 1 in 2 People Are Poor or Low-Income
Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans %u2014 nearly 1 in 2 %u2014 have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income. The latest census data depict a middle class that's shrinking as unemployment stays high and the government's safety net frays. The new numbers follow years of stagnating wages for the middle class that have hurt millions of workers and families.
The Texas Surge: Is America Headed South?
For more than two centuries, the Census Bureau has plotted America's population center, mapping a steady progression of westward and southward growth. With a boom in Texas and busts on the coasts sending the center South, what does the new center say about the nation's future?
Rising Rents Could Be the Spark That Reignites Inflation
Vacancy rates have been declining at apartment buildings across the U.S., sending rents soaring. And because housing makes up a big part of core inflation, those higher rents could translate into a doubling of the inflation rate this year.
Census Bureau: U.S. Gains Up to 31 Million More Residents
The U.S. gained between 24 million and 31 million residents in the past decade, according to the Census Bureau's demographic analysis released Monday. And women outnumber men by 1.8 million.
Homeownership Rate Stuck at 11-Year Low
Despite government efforts to keep people in their homes and record-low interest rates, the homeownership rate remains stuck at 1999 levels, according to the latest figures from the Census Bureau.
Young Single Women Now Earn More Than Men
Young single women are earning more than their male peers in metropolitan areas around the U.S., according to an analysis of Census Bureau data released Wednesday. Some hope that the trend could eventually eliminate the male-female pay gap.
After Katrina, the New Orleans Population Goes Upscale
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is older, wealthier and less diverse, but it's also home to more well-off young people -- demographic changes that could attract more businesses and developers, and give a real lift to efforts to rebuild the Big Easy.
Initial Jobless Claims Make a Surprise Jump
Initial jobless claims unexpectedly surged by 19,000 to 479,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Although the statistic was likely skewed higher by normal summer factory shutdowns, the increase portrays a labor market still under strain.
June's Jobs Report Could Have Been Even Worse
Overall, 125,000 U.S. jobs were lost last month, primarily due to the Census ending 225,000 temporary positions. Private sector hiring of 83,000 was better than in May, but it's pretty weak for this point in a recovery. Still, any gains are hard to complain about.