Inflation has dimmed the American dream. It now costs $5 million over a lifetime to fund eight key components of the American dream, including homeownership and raising children, according to a new ...
The American Dream has long symbolized the promise of opportunity, prosperity, and upward mobility. Coined in 1931 by writer James Truslow Adams in The Epic of America, the term described "that dream ...
Caleb has been the Editor in Chief of Investopedia since 2016, and was announced as People Inc.'s Chief Business Editor in 2025. He is an award-winning media executive with more than 20 years of ...