Consumer confidence nears all-time low

The affluent market, as defined by the wealthiest 10% of US households based on net worth, accounts for almost half of total US household income and thus about a third of total gross domestic product. When this segment starts to reduce or defer expenditures, the impact on the economy will quickly become apparent. A new study by the American Affluence Research Center shows that...

Some of what we report is a self fulfilling prophecy We are not one number, driving to one result Consumers will be selective in their indulgences