trade and investment / http://backend.userland.com/rss ºÚÁÏÍø WebTeam Americans continue to rank real estate as the best long-term investment, while stocks have gained in attractiveness and gold has waned. /poll/645107/stocks-gold-down-americans-best-investment-ratings.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/645107/stocks-gold-down-americans-best-investment-ratings.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 15 May 2024 08:00:00 GMT Americans say U.S. families of four need $85,000 per year to survive, up from their $58,000 estimate in 2013. Higher earners and Eastern residents estimate higher income thresholds. /poll/506405/americans-say-families-need-000.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/506405/americans-say-families-need-000.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 26 May 2023 08:00:00 GMT U.S. stock ownership has reached 61%, a level last seen during the Great Recession. /poll/506303/stock-ownership-highest-2008.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/506303/stock-ownership-highest-2008.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 24 May 2023 08:00:00 GMT ESG has yet to capture much of the American public's attention or divide partisans as sharply as other issues. /poll/506171/esg-not-making-waves-american-public.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/506171/esg-not-making-waves-american-public.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 22 May 2023 08:00:00 GMT Americans' opinions of federal income taxes are the worst they have been in about two decades. /poll/505970/americans-views-federal-income-taxes-worsen.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/505970/americans-views-federal-income-taxes-worsen.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 19 May 2023 08:00:00 GMT Americans' attitudes about their finances are just as subdued today as they were a year ago, when inflation was near its 40-year peak. /poll/506012/americans-remain-discouraged-personal-finances.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/506012/americans-remain-discouraged-personal-finances.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 18 May 2023 18:30:00 GMT Americans' perceptions of the U.S. housing market are the worst ºÚÁÏÍø has ever recorded, with 21% saying it is a good time to buy a house. /poll/505901/views-housing-market-reach-new-depths.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/505901/views-housing-market-reach-new-depths.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 16 May 2023 08:00:00 GMT Americans pick real estate over stocks and gold as the best investment, but by a smaller margin than last year. Gold has overtaken stocks for second place. /poll/505592/real-estate-lead-best-investment-shrinks-gold-rises.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/505592/real-estate-lead-best-investment-shrinks-gold-rises.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 11 May 2023 08:30:00 GMT Eight percent of U.S. adults choose cryptocurrency as the best long-term investment among six options, well behind real estate (45%), stocks (18%) and gold (15%). /poll/392528/cryptocurrency-infrequently-named-best-investment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/392528/cryptocurrency-infrequently-named-best-investment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 12 May 2022 08:30:00 GMT Sixty-one percent of U.S. adults see foreign trade as an opportunity for economic growth, the lowest since 2016 before a surge during the Donald Trump presidency. /poll/390614/views-foreign-trade-nearly-back-pre-trump-levels.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/390614/views-foreign-trade-nearly-back-pre-trump-levels.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT