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

Hard work, hope, and freedom once defined the American Dream. New data suggests all three are becoming harder than ever for ...

Welcome to the land of the fee and home of the bills. The price of the American Dream surpassed $5 million in 2025 – a staggering $600,000 more than in 2024 and nearly 50% higher than just two years ...

Every nation is built on a story. Every country has a story that helps its people understand their place in the world. For ...

• Add them up, and you have a lifetime cost of $5,043,323 for achieving the American dream. That’s a daunting sum, considering the average American with a bachelor’s degree earns about $2.8 million ...

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 ...

If you asked your grandparents what the American Dream meant, they might opine on the classic tale of hard work leading to homeownership with the white picket fence, perhaps in a quiet neighborhood ...

For decades, the American Dream has symbolized financial stability, homeownership and the promise of a better life for the next generation. But for many people today, that dream feels out of reach.

White picket fences. Green, manicured lawns. Children on bicycles. The “American Dream” conjures images of a suburban ideal and elicits hope and optimism, especially for immigrants and for those ...

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 ...

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 ...