k-shaped economy

Survey of Consumer Finances 2026: Delinquencies at 19.6%, Worst Since 2010, While Median Net Worth Hits a Record $215,900 โ€” The Fed’s K-Shaped Balance Sheet and the 9-Move Freelancer & Digital Nomad Playbook

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Fed’s Survey of Consumer Finances: 19.6% of families behind on payments (worst since 2010), record $215,900 median net worth. 9 moves for freelancers.

The K-Shaped Economy in 2026: Bessent Says It Is Over, the Top 1% Still Owns a Third of Everything โ€” The 9-Move Freelancer & Digital Nomad Playbook

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Bessent says the K-shaped economy is over. The wealth, wage and spending data disagree. Where freelancers and digital nomads sit on the K โ€” and 9 moves to climb the upper arm.