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Millennials will need nearly $190,000 annually to survive 2060
Nothing erodes Wealth faster than Inflation. If the cost is $73k in 2022, it will explode to $190k by 2060. Are you making the adjustments?
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How to Prepare for 2024 Market Turbulence while The S&P 500 Set to Close at 5,200
Below are the newest 2024 S&P 500 forecasts. The S&P 500 price targets range from 4,250 to 5,200. This implies returns of between -8% and +12.5% from the December 11, 2023 close of 4,622. We seem to have survived the worst of the cocaine bear market (when the S&P 500 hit 3,577 in October 2022). Based on economist predictions, there will be strong income growth (amid cooling inflation and a robust job market). With the expectation that federal rate hikes have delivered their biggest hits to GDP growth in 2022 through 2023, manufacturing is set to recover in 2024. The key risks to the S&P 500’s performance include consumer sentiment,…
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If You Think It Costs A lot Today, Check Out These 2030 Estimates
Nothing erodes Wealth faster than Inflation. If the cost is $73k in 2020, it will balloon to $95k by 2030. Are you making the adjustments?
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How $3.4 Million Became the Price of the American Dream
Based on Investopedia, the American Dream now costs over $3 million. Well, $3,455,305 but what’s an extra $450,000 between friends? See the dream isn’t dead, the reality is that it costs a lot of money over your lifetime. Against the backdrop of sustained high prices and lingering inflation, the average American is struggling to keep up with the social media Joneses. Gone are the days of discipline and measured spending, in are the days of conspicuous consumption, higher credit card debt balances, and toxic poverty porn. Surrounded by the conversation of debt crises and financial trauma, did Investopedia drop clickbait or are they unto something? We will go through each…
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Sitting on Cash Could Cost You a Lot of Money
Cash comes with an opportunity cost – by sitting in cash, investors may miss out on the potential upside stocks could see in a soft landing, lack the protection that bonds can offer if a recession does happen, and lose out on the inflation protection that real assets have.
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We are Back for the First Time with a Millionaire
The TFG crew is BACK! Well 2/3 of us. LOL, Lawrence and Alainta catching up on life. And celebrating Mister Millionaire status (Lawrence Gonzalez) net worth. It's all joy and a bit of social critique. So what's going on around the world?
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$82,353 is the Salary You Need To Make To Obtain Millionaire Status
More People Should Build Wealth. It's Easier than You Think. Most Millennials Can and Should Consider Becoming Millionaires.
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The True Wealth of Inheritance: Cash Flow and Opportunities
Over 1 in 5 US households received an inheritance, according to the 2022 Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances. The average American inherited nearly $60,000. While the majority will inherit zero or debt, those who will receive this windfall can expect around $266,000.
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3 things We Did to Solve the Racial Wealth Gap for Our Family
The racial wealth gap is a widely discussed and known issue in the US. While wealth gaps are prevalent worldwide, America has been on a divergent path for a while. In the second quarter of 2023, white households held north of 85% of total wealth. The median white household is hovering at $284,310 while Black wealth trails behind at less than $45,000. That’s a difference of 6.5 times. The Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020 did a great job summarizing how we got here. You can definitely read it for yourself. It’s filled with incredible insight into how freed enslaved people (1860) were able to converge wealth…
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How Much Money or Wealth Do You Need to Be Part of the Middle Class?
Is the middle class shrinking? Most want to be rich while no one wants to be poor. So most call themselves Middle Class to fit in. But how much income do you need? How much wealth do you need?
