Few ideas are as central to the nation’s identity as that of the American Dream. With the 250th birthday of the United States ...

The United States shut down the government for 43 days and it got me thinking about the American Dream. What are our goals and objectives as a society to deliver on this dream that is such a big part ...

Editor’s Note: Let’s be honest – the American Dream as we knew it is under serious pressure. Costs are soaring, jobs are changing and the old rules about hard work leading to prosperity just aren’t ...

Anyone, in theory, can attain the American dream. But at what price? It now costs $5 million over a lifetime to fund eight key components of the American dream, including homeownership and raising ...

Explore how the 2008 housing crash reshaped the American Dream, affecting homeownership and widening the wealth gap in U.S.