The American Dream just hit a staggering new price tag

In what won’t feel like news to many Americans, a new report underscores that the affordability crisis is real—and getting worse. It costs 4.1% more this year to achieve the eight hallmark life milestones that make up the prototypical American Dream, according to a report released Wednesday by Investopedia. Over the course of a lifetime, a household will now spend about $5.3 million to own a home, buy new cars, raise two kids and send them off to college, retire, pay for healthcare, throw a w...