Economists say a typical middle-class family today is richer than one in the 1960s. Americans in their 20s and 30s don’t believe it. “I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to retire,” one woman said.

With the Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776, this year starts a planned year-long celebration of the nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary. The United States will turn 250 years old ...

Alexandra Twin has 15+ years of experience as an editor and writer, covering financial news for public and private companies. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, ...

The great voyages of discovery, when seafarers such as Magellan and Cook conquered the world’s oceans, brought immense wealth and knowledge to Europe. But they came at a high price. More sailors died ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and currently holds a Life, ...

What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "Purgatory:" 1031. "The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of ...

Zachary Macaulay, slavery abolitionist, was born in Inverary, Scotland, on 2nd May 1768. He was a son of John Macaulay (d.1789) and his second wife Margaret. In 1799 he married Selina Mills and they ...