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 ...

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 analysis from Investopedia. Everyone’s ...

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 ...

As the U.S. celebrates Independence Day, national pride is at a historic low. But new data reveal that belief in the American Dream remains alive and well. Roughly "7 in 10 Americans are optimistic ...

The first thing you notice when you enter the American Dream Experience, a new exhibition at the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, is a ...

The image of the “American Dream” that was envisioned and sold to Americans during the post-World War Two economic boom is now considered a core image of American culture. However, this image of a man ...

Extravagant expectations -- From news gathering to news making: a flood of pseudo-events -- From hero to celebrity: the human pseudo-event -- From traveler to tourist: the lost art of travel -- From ...