Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

The Everyday Millionaire

By -

In spite of all the mayhem this afternoon, I’ve got a lengthy meeting, so I won’t be posting new content until a couple of hours after the close. In the meanwhile, here’s a shocking fact: remember when being a millionaire used to be a huge deal? Thanks to the Fed, it’s the most common thing in the world, with the average household (not median, but average) being worth $1.3 million!