Venessa Wong

Families who pay for child care now spend an average of 18.6% of their income on this service.

It may be financial security — more than income level — that characterizes the upper class

The shortage of affordable child care emerged as a bipartisan concern between vice-presidential candidates Sen. J.D. Vance and Gov. Tim Walz during their debate on Tuesday night.

In a new interview, personal-finance personality Dave Ramsey told Donald Trump his audience is concerned about ‘wages not going up as fast a house prices.’

A public subsidy for child care is necessary in order to lower expenses for American families and provide living wages to child-care workers, said Neel Kashkari, president of the Minneapolis Fed.

The financial strain felt by families is not the result of individual choices. Rather, experts told MarketWatch, it reflects an economy that isn’t adequately supporting families and may be actively working against them.

Elevated college costs and a tough job market for entry-level professionals have some questioning the value of a college degree and the white-collar work that it typically leads to.

Parents — specifically, male parents — voted for President-elect Donald Trump this election cycle in an ongoing show of support for the Republican Party by voters with children, according to exit polls.

Car shoppers who have held off on buying a vehicle due to affordability concerns are unlikely to see relief if President-elect Donald Trump imposes the new tariffs he proposed during his campaign.

Rising vehicle expenses have turned cars into a financial trap for many Americans.