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The Trust Gap
Published on July 14, 2026
Why clients don't follow through on estate planning.
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Real Middle Class Wages: June 2026
July 14, 2026
This series has been updated to include the June release of the consumer price index as the deflator and the monthly employment update. The latest hypothetical real (inflation-adjusted) annual earnings are at $54,560, down 5.7% from over 50 years ago.
Inflation Since 1872: A Long-Term Look at the CPI
July 14, 2026
The June release of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) places the year-over-year inflation rate at 3.53%. This pushes inflation back below the post-WWII average of 3.72% for the first time since March. Meanwhile, this marks the fourth consecutive month that the current rate is above the 10-year moving average, which currently sits at 3.29%.
