Wealth news and trends

US Household Wealth Sets Record High
Economy // September 24, 2018

Thanks to rising home values and stock market prices, household net worth in the U.S. rose during the second quarter. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal citing data from the Federal Reserve, the household net worth, which includes all assets including stocks...

Generational Difference Driving Innovations In Investments
Investments // June 14, 2017

It’s no surprise that generational difference will create problems in a household, but it’s also leading to innovations. That’s according to the 2017 U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth survey that was released Tuesday (June 13) and shows baby boomers and older investors rely...

Today In Data: Wealth Woes
Today In Data // June 01, 2017

Wealth can be a fickle friend, especially for people who walk the razor’s edge between “making it” and not. Among the most financially insecure are young college grads buried in student loans and older retirees living on fixed incomes. But even mega-companies and former international...

In The US, For Wealth, West Beats the Rest
Consumer Finance // March 30, 2017

Want to live among the wealthy in the United States? To paraphrase Horace Greeley, go West, young man, or woman, or older man, or older woman. Bloomberg notes that within the smaller towns of the country, the three wealthiest spots are uniformly located in the westernmost parts...

Interviews & Exclusives
Whatever Happened To … Hedgeable

September 22, 2016
Buckle up. We’re taking our time machine back to 2009. Despite 2008’s financial aftershocks, 2009 actually was a good year. We at PYMNTS certainly think so, because that’s the year we were founded. More than seven years later, we’re going strong, flexing our digital muscles. But we weren’t the only ones birthed in the financial […]

Do China’s Wealthy Have The Upper Hand?

July 21, 2016
A recent report by The Economist reveals that many Chinese citizens largely believe the super wealthy have a distinct advantage over everyone else. This, in turn, could be one of...

Quick Reads
US Household Wealth Sets Record High

September 24, 2018
Thanks to rising home values and stock market prices, household net worth in the U.S. rose during the second quarter. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal citing data from the Federal Reserve, the household net worth, which includes all assets including stocks and real estate minus expenses such as mortgage and credit […]

Generational Difference Driving Innovations In Investments

June 14, 2017
It’s no surprise that generational difference will create problems in a household, but it’s also leading to innovations. That’s according to the 2017 U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth...

In The US, For Wealth, West Beats the Rest

March 30, 2017
Want to live among the wealthy in the United States? To paraphrase Horace Greeley, go West, young man, or woman, or older man, or older woman. Bloomberg notes that within the smaller...