by Aseem Gupta | Aug 3, 2024 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 28 MinutesThe United States continues to grow wealthier, but that prosperity is not making adulthood equally affordable for everyone. The Federal Reserve’s 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, released in October 2026, found that inflation-adjusted...
by Aseem Gupta | Jun 1, 2024 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 29 MinutesAustralia’s housing market entered an unusual downturn in 2026. By September, national home values had fallen 5.2% from their March peak, property sales were slowing, and more homes were sitting unsold. Yet rents were still rising,...
by Aseem Gupta | Apr 6, 2024 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 27 MinutesCanada has long represented a particular version of the middle-class dream. It offered the possibility of finding a stable job, buying a comfortable home, raising a family in a safe neighbourhood, enjoying reliable public services, and...
by Aseem Gupta | Mar 27, 2024 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 20 MinutesSwitzerland is one of the richest countries in the world, yet its geography seems to work against it. It is landlocked, surrounded by larger European powers, divided by several languages, and lacks the abundant fossil fuels and mineral deposits...
by Aseem Gupta | Oct 12, 2023 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 13 MinutesAlex and Jordan live in comparable homes in the same neighbourhood. Alex has purchased one with a mortgage; Jordan rents the other and has invested the savings that might otherwise have gone towards a down payment. Ten years from now, Alex may...
by Aseem Gupta | Oct 29, 2016 | Economics, Markets & Money
Reading Time: 26 MinutesIn the 1920s, America appeared to be entering an age of almost limitless prosperity. Factories were producing affordable cars and household appliances, the stock market was creating fortunes, and millions of Americans were embracing a new...
