[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fn5z74k9ewpoy":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":43,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":47},{"item":4,"previous":31,"next":37},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":29,"updatedAt":30},859,"your-opportunity-to-achieve-the-american-dream-keeps-getting-better","Your Opportunity to Achieve the American Dream Keeps Getting Better!","\u003Cem>Forbes.com \u003C\u002Fem>recently released the latest results of their \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Famerican-dream-index\u002F#7bdc3af26af6\">\u003Cem>American Dream Index\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem>,\u003C\u002Fem> in which they measure \u003Cem>“the prosperity of the middle class, and…examine which states best support the American Dream.”\u003C\u002Fem>","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002F29165951\u002F20170704-Share-STM.jpg","\u003Cem>Forbes.com \u003C\u002Fem>recently released the latest results of their \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Famerican-dream-index\u002F#7bdc3af26af6\">\u003Cem>American Dream Index\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem>,\u003C\u002Fem> in which they measure \u003Cem>“the prosperity of the middle class, and…examine which states best support the American Dream.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe monthly index measures several different economic factors, including goods-producing employment, personal and commercial bankruptcies, building permits, startup activity, unemployment insurance claims, labor force participation, and layoffs.\r\n\r\nThe national index score was rounded out to 100.0 in January as a baseline for comparison and it rose the fourth straight month in a row to 101.8.\r\n\r\nAlaska, coming in at 89.4, represented the lowest score on the index due in part to the recent collapse in oil prices. In contrast, Wyoming came in with the highest score at 115.1. The full results can be seen in the map below.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002F20170704-STM-ENG.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-35833\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002F20170704-STM-ENG.jpg\" alt=\"Your Opportunity to Achieve the American Dream Keeps Getting Better! | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\n\u003Cem>Forbes Senior Editor \u003C\u002Fem>Kurt Badenhausen \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fkurtbadenhausen\u002F2017\u002F06\u002F29\u002Famerican-dream-index-rises-for-the-fourth-straight-month-led-by-michigan-and-kansas\u002F#371c510a5301\">explained\u003C\u002Fa> why many states saw a boost in the index last month:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“The American Dream Index rose for the fourth straight month to 101.8 propelled by gains in goods-producing jobs and building permits, as well as declines in unemployment claims and mass layoffs.\u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\r\n\u003Cem>Goods-producing jobs (manufacturing, mining, construction and agriculture) were up for the ninth straight month in May…Building permits rose for the fourth straight month compared to the prior year.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nThe American Dream, for many, includes being able to own a home of one’s own. 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