# The average worker would need to save for 52 years to claw their way out of the middle class and be classified as wealthy, research reveals

- Source: Fortune | FORTUNE
- Published: 2026-11-08T14:31:24+00:00
- Category: Business
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Bleak research warns not even a lifetime of savings would be enough to lift workers out of the middle class into the top 10%.

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