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The Middle Class Security Project, a multi-disciplinary exploration of American middle class well-being, focuses on prospects for financially secure retirement. The reports listed below offer insight, analysis and an agenda for policymakers to consider.
Research Reports
Building Lifetime Middle-Class Security
Major findings and policy recommendations from the Middle-Class Security Project read
The Middle-Class Balance Sheet 1989-2010
Gains in net worth have been offset by rising debt, threatening long-term financial security. read
Tracking the Decline: Middle-Class Security in the 2000s
A new tracking index shows declining security for working age middle income families. read
What has Happened to Middle Class Income?
Median income in 2011 was lower than it was in 1997. A look at what’s happened and why. read
Older Americans and Credit Card Debt
A troubling picture of credit card debt near or in retirement. read
