CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://money.cnn.com/news/american-opportunity/","20170925184849","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1506365329"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>American Opportunity - CNNMoney</title> <meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/american-opportunity/"> <meta name="title" content="American Opportunity"/> <meta name="description" content="American Opportunity, Opportunity, income inequality, mobility, economy, income, wealth, middle class, middle income, upper class, high income, poor, poverty, minimum wage, immigration, workers, jobs, employment, housing, pay, pay gaps, earnings, success, race, socioeconomic"/> <meta property="og:title" content="American Opportunity"/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/american-opportunity/"/> <meta property="og:site_name" content="CNNMoney"/> <meta property="og:description" content="The successes and struggles of making it in America"/> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="521848191196480"/> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@CNNMoney"> <meta name="twitter:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://money.cnn.com/news/american-opportunity/"> <meta name="twitter:title" content="American Opportunity"> <meta name="twitter:description" content="The successes and struggles of making it in America"> <meta property="vr:type" content="Landing"/> <meta property="vr:category" content="news"/> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849cs_/http://z.cdn.turner.com/money/tmpl_asset/static/style/2461/css/cnnm-ocean.special-innovative-min.css"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://z.cdn.turner.com/money/tmpl_asset/static/script/1803/js/cnnmoney.main-min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://z.cdn.turner.com/money/.e/script/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://z.cdn.turner.com/money/.e/script/jquery.migrate/jquery.migrate.min.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">var cnnSiteWideCurrDate = new Date(2014, 11, 4);</script>   <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://cdn.optimizely.com/js/59492907.js"> </script>  <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://fastlane.rubiconproject.com/"/> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://optimized-by.rubiconproject.com/"/> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://ads.rubiconproject.com/"/> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://aax.amazon-adsystem.com/"/> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://c.amazon-adsystem.com/"/> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://rtax.criteo.com/"/>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _vrq_automate = false; /* Home and international pages */ var _vrq_pathname = location.pathname.toLowerCase(); if (location.pathname == '/' || location.pathname == '/index.html' || (_vrq_pathname.match('news/world') != null) || (_vrq_pathname.match('/international') != null)) { _vrq_automate = true; } var _vrq = _vrq || []; _vrq.push(['id', 454]); _vrq.push(['automate', _vrq_automate]); _vrq.push(['track', function() {} ]); (function(d, a) { var s = d.createElement(a), x = d.getElementsByTagName(a)[0]; s.async = true; s.src = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://a.visualrevenue.com/vrs.js'; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); })(document, 'script'); /** HOT FIX HACK **/ _vrtrack = function (Object) {}; </script> <style> .cmmtcount {display: none;} </style>  <script type="text/javascript"> if (window.location.hostname.match(/^money.cnn.com$/i)) { document.write(' <scr' + 'ipt src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/https://s.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/script/msib/msib_sdk.min.js"></scr' + 'ipt>'); } else { /* document.write(' <scr' + 'ipt src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://aud-qai.cnn.com/services/money/sdk/msib_sdk.js"></scr' + 'ipt>'); */ document.write(' <scr' + 'ipt src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/https://s.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/script/msib/msib_sdk.min.js"></scr' + 'ipt>'); } </script>  <script> !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script','//web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '731697573629176'); fbq('track', "PageView");</script> <noscript><img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=731697573629176&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/></noscript>   <script> (function(d) { var e = d.createElement('script'); e.src = d.location.protocol + '//web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://tag.bounceexchange.com/340/i.js'; e.async = true; d.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(e); }(document)); </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> var cnnActivePlayer = null; var cnnPlayers = []; var vidConfig = []; </script> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="CNNMoney.com - Top Stories [RSS]" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://rss.cnn.com/rss/money_topstories.rss"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime(); document.adoffset = 0; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/ads/adfuel/ais/cnn_money-ais.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/ads/adfuel/adfuel-1.1.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://nexus.ensighten.com/turner/money-prod/Bootstrap.js"></script> <script> var CNNMONEY = window.CNNMONEY || {}; CNNMONEY.adTargets = {}; if(document.referrer.match("edition|us|www.cnn.com")) { CNNMONEY.adTargets.refdom = "cnn"; } else if(document.referrer.match("money.cnn.com")) { CNNMONEY.adTargets.refdom = "money"; } else if(document.referrer.match("facebook.com")) { CNNMONEY.adTargets.refdom = "facebook"; } else if(document.referrer.match("twitter.com") || document.referrer.match("/t.co/")) { CNNMONEY.adTargets.refdom = "twitter"; } else if(document.referrer.match("google.com")) { CNNMONEY.adTargets.refdom = "google"; } else { CNNMONEY.adTargets.refdom = "other"; } </script> <script type="text/javascript"> CNNMONEY.adTargets.spec = 'american_opportunity'; </script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/ads/cnn_money/cnnmoney_business.js"></script> </head> <body id="inteactive" class="cnn-section cnn-special-single-topic cnn-special responsive"> <header id="cnnHeader" class="moneyBizNav">  <style> .tos-privacy .container { width: 1140px; } </style> <div class="alert tos-privacy" id="js-TosPrivacy"> <section class="container"> <h2 class="tos-header">Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy have changed.</h2> <p class="tos-copy">By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to the new <a class="tos-link" id="js-tosPP" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/services/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a> and <a class="tos-link" id="js-tosTerms" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/services/terms.html">Terms of Service</a>.</p> <a id="js-tosClose" class="button close"><i class="icon icon--close"></i></a> </section> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <header class="main-banner js-banner"> <div class="container"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://cnn.com/" class="main-banner-logo"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/img/8.0/logos/cnn-logo.png" width="82" height="82" class="cnn-logo"/> </a> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/" class="main-banner-logo"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/img/8.0/logos/money-logo.png" width="140" height="82" class="money-logo"/> </a> <span class="editionizer js-editionizer"> <a class="editionizer-display"><span class="js-editionDisplay">U.S.</span> <span class="icon-display js-editionIcon">+</span> </a> <a class="js-editionOption editionizer-option" id="edition">International</a> </span> <nav class="main-nav js-nav" role="navigation"> <ul class="main-nav-ul"> <li class="main-nav-li" id="main-nav--business"> <a class="main-nav-a" id="business-link" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/">Business</a> <div class="flyout-nav business"> <div class="row flyout-business"> <div class="column" data-vr-zone="Nav-business col1"> <article class="summary hero" data-vr-contentbox=""> <a class="flyout-nav-link" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/24/media/espn-president-trump-national-anthem/index.html"> <figure class="summary-image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170924112529-espn-nfl-trump-protest-336x188.jpg" width="298" height="168" alt="espn nfl trump protest" border="0"/> </figure> <figcaption class="nav-summary-hed"> ESPN takes on the politics of Trump </figcaption> </a> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-business col2"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/world/" class="flyout-nav-link">World</a></li>  <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/companies/access/" class="flyout-nav-link">Access</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/companies/" class="flyout-nav-link">Companies</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/autos/" class="flyout-nav-link">Car News</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/interactive/" class="flyout-nav-link">Interactives</a></li> </ul> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-business col3">  <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/fresh-money/" class="flyout-nav-link">Fresh Money</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/economy/your-money-your-america" class="flyout-nav-link">Your Money, Your America</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/economy/trump-inc" class="flyout-nav-link">Trump Inc.</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/sport/" class="flyout-nav-link">CNNMoney Sport</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/player-roi/" class="flyout-nav-link">Player ROI</a></li>   </ul> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-business col4"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/cnnmoney-investigates/" class="flyout-nav-link">CNNMoney Investigates</a></li>  <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/american-opportunity/" class="flyout-nav-link">American Opportunity</a></li>   <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/companies/5-stunning-stats/" class="flyout-nav-link">5 Stunning Stats</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/growing-india/" class="flyout-nav-link">Growing India</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/thefeed/" class="flyout-nav-link">The Feed</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="main-nav-li" id="main-nav--markets"> <a class="main-nav-a" id="markets-link" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/markets/">Markets</a> <div class="flyout-nav markets"> <div class="row flyout-markets"> <div class="column" data-vr-zone="Nav-markets col1"> <article class="summary hero" data-vr-contentbox=""> <a class="flyout-nav-link" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/23/news/economy/nafta-round-3/index.html"> <figure class="summary-image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170504110757-nafta-flag-type-336x188.jpg" width="298" height="168" alt="nafta flag type" border="0"/> </figure> <figcaption class="nav-summary-hed"> NAFTA negotiators may get tough in Round 3 </figcaption> </a> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-markets col2"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/investing/" class="flyout-nav-link">Investing</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/economy/" class="flyout-nav-link">Economy</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/investing/thebuzz/" class="flyout-nav-link">Buzz</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/fed/" class="flyout-nav-link">Fed Focus</a></li>   <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/data/etf/" class="flyout-nav-link">ETF Center</a></li> </ul> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-markets col3"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/data/premarket/" class="flyout-nav-link">Premarkets</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/data/hotstocks/" class="flyout-nav-link">Market Movers</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/data/dow30/" class="flyout-nav-link">Dow 30</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/data/afterhours/" class="flyout-nav-link">After-Hours</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/data/world_markets/americas/" class="flyout-nav-link">World Markets</a></li> </ul> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-markets col4"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/investing/before-the-bell" class="flyout-nav-link">Before the Bell</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/investing/romans-numeral/" class="flyout-nav-link">Romans’ Numeral</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/investing-guide/" class="flyout-nav-link">Investing Guide</a></li>   <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed" class="flyout-nav-link">Fear & Greed</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/investing/quest-means-business/" class="flyout-nav-link">Quest Means Business</a></li>  </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="main-nav-li" id="main-nav--tech"> <a class="main-nav-a" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/technology/">Tech</a> <div class="flyout-nav tech"> <div class="row flyout-tech"> <div class="column" data-vr-zone="Nav-tech col1"> <article class="summary hero" data-vr-contentbox=""> <a class="flyout-nav-link" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/25/technology/deloitte-hack-cybersecurity-guardian/index.html"> <figure class="summary-image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/160927134205-deloitte-working-mother-336x188.jpg" width="298" height="168" alt="Deloitte Working Mother" border="0"/> </figure> <figcaption class="nav-summary-hed"> Deloitte says it's been hacked </figcaption> </a> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-tech col2"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/technology/business/" class="flyout-nav-link">Business</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/technology/culture/" class="flyout-nav-link">Culture</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/technology/gadgets/" class="flyout-nav-link">Gadgets</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/technology/future/" class="flyout-nav-link">Future</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/technology/startups/" class="flyout-nav-link">Startups</a></li> </ul> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-tech col3"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/technology/powering-your-world/" class="flyout-nav-link">Powering Your World</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/technology/upstarts/" class="flyout-nav-link">Upstarts</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/technology/innovative-cities/" class="flyout-nav-link">Innovative Cities</a></li> </ul> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-tech col4"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/technology/unhackable/" class="flyout-nav-link">Unhackable</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/technology/15-questions/" class="flyout-nav-link">15 Questions</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="main-nav-li" id="main-nav--media"> <a class="main-nav-a" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/media/">Media</a> </li> <li class="main-nav-li" id="main-nav--personal_finance"> <a class="main-nav-a" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/">Personal Finance</a> <div class="flyout-nav personal_finance"> <div class="row flyout-personal_finance"> <div class="column" data-vr-zone="Nav-personal_finance col1"> <article class="summary hero" data-vr-contentbox=""> <a class="flyout-nav-link" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/22/pf/women-networking/index.html"> <figure class="summary-image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170919155351-women-networking-opportunities-336x188.jpg" width="298" height="168" alt="women networking opportunities" border="0"/> </figure> <figcaption class="nav-summary-hed"> How to find your own network without 'networking' </figcaption> </a> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-personal_finance col2"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/save/" class="flyout-nav-link">Save</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/spend/" class="flyout-nav-link">Spend</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/retirement/" class="flyout-nav-link">Ahead</a></li>  <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/autos/wheels/" class="flyout-nav-link">Wheels</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/real_estate/" class="flyout-nav-link">Real Estate</a></li> </ul> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-personal_finance col3"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/workplace-and-careers/" class="flyout-nav-link">Careers</a></li>   <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/millennials-and-their-money/" class="flyout-nav-link">Millennials & Money</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/your-money/" class="flyout-nav-link">Your Money</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/real_estate/home-trends/" class="flyout-nav-link">Home Trends</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/tools/" class="flyout-nav-link">Calculators</a></li> </ul> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-personal_finance col4"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/money-moves/" class="flyout-nav-link">Money Moves</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/24-hours-with/" class="flyout-nav-link">24 Hours With</a></li>  <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/money-essentials/" class="flyout-nav-link">Money Essentials</a></li>   <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://markets.money.cnn.com/secure/watchlist/" class="flyout-nav-link">My Watch List</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/loan_center/" class="flyout-nav-link">Loan Center</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="main-nav-li" id="main-nav--small_business"> <a class="main-nav-a" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/">Small Biz</a> <div class="flyout-nav small_business"> <div class="row flyout-small_business"> <div class="column" data-vr-zone="Nav-small_business col1"> <article class="summary hero" data-vr-contentbox=""> <a class="flyout-nav-link" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/17/smallbusiness/brandless-online-3-store/index.html"> <figure class="summary-image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170817165426-brandless-items-336x188.jpg" width="298" height="168" alt="brandless items" border="0"/> </figure> <figcaption class="nav-summary-hed"> Feeling the squeeze? Stop buying brands </figcaption> </a> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-small_business col2"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/startups/" class="flyout-nav-link">Startups</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/empire/" class="flyout-nav-link">Empire</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/women-entrepreneurs/" class="flyout-nav-link">Women Entrepreneurs</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/start-small-think-big/" class="flyout-nav-link">Start Small, Think Big</a></li>  </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="main-nav-li" id="main-nav--luxury"> <a class="main-nav-a" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/luxury/">Luxury</a> <div class="flyout-nav luxury"> <div class="row flyout-luxury"> <div class="column" data-vr-zone="Nav-luxury col1"> <article class="summary hero" data-vr-contentbox=""> <a class="flyout-nav-link" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/25/luxury/alfa-romeo-stelvio-review/index.html"> <figure class="summary-image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170921112018-alpah-romeo-stelvio-side-336x188.jpg" width="298" height="168" alt="alfa romeo stelvio side" border="0"/> </figure> <figcaption class="nav-summary-hed"> Alfa Romeo spices up the family SUV </figcaption> </a> </article> </div> <div class="column"> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-luxury col2"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://cnn.com/style/" class="flyout-nav-link">Style</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/luxury/away/index.html" class="flyout-nav-link">Away</a></li>  <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/luxury/rare" class="flyout-nav-link">Rare</a></li> </ul> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-luxury col3"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/luxury/drive" class="flyout-nav-link">Drive</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/wealth" class="flyout-nav-link">Wealth</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/interactive/luxury/rich-quiz/" class="flyout-nav-link">Rich Quiz</a></li>  </ul> <ul class="flyout-nav-list" data-vr-zone="Nav-luxury col4"> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/luxury/the-collector/" class="flyout-nav-link">The Collector</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/luxury/a-gentlemans-guide/" class="flyout-nav-link">A Gentleman's Guide</a></li> <li data-vr-contentbox=""><a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/millionaire/index.html" class="flyout-nav-link">Millionaire Calculator</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="main-banner-right"> <div class="main-banner-eyebrow"> <span class="login"> <span class="username js-username-display" style="display: none;"></span> <span class="status js-logged-in-display"> <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="cnnLogin">Log In</a> </span> <span class="status js-logged-out-display" style="display: none;"> <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="cnnLogout">Log Out</a> </span> </span> </div> <form role="search" class="search" method="get" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://searchapp.cnn.com/money-search/validate.jsp" name="quoteForm"> <input type="text" id="symb" title="stock tickers" name="symbols" autocomplete="off" class="blur search--input" placeholder="stock tickers"> <span id="search_button" class="search-icon" onclick="document.quoteForm.submit();"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/img/8.0/misc/icon-search.png" class="search-icon-img" width="24px" height="25px"/></span> </form> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> </header> </header> <div id="adBanner"><div id="ad_bnr_atf_01"></div></div> <div id="cnnBodyWrapper"> <div id="cnnBody"> <div class="cnnRow"> <div id="title-row"> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div id="entitlements-wrapper"> <style> #entitlements-wrapper { margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; position: relative; } #ad_ns_atf_01 { float: right; margin-top: 0px; width: 175px; height: 31px; position: absolute; right: 25px; top: 0px; } @media screen and (max-width: 900px){ #ad_ns_atf_01 { float: right; margin-top: 10px; width: 175px; height: 31px; position: absolute; right: 25px; top: 0px; } } </style> <div id="ad_ns_atf_01"></div> </div> <div id="title-image"> <img class="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/ssi/special/technology/americanopportunities/american-opportunity_logo.png"/>  </div> <style> #title-image { margin-bottom: 10px; } #title-image img { max-width: 748px; } /* if there's a background skin, use the following styles body { padding-top: 59px; } #cnnBodyWrapper { width: 100%; padding-top: 10%; background: transparent url(/web/20170925184849im_/http://money.cnn.com/.element/ssi/special/technology/americanopportunities/logo_1440px.skin.png) center top no-repeat; background-size: 100% auto; } body.cnn-special #title-image { display: none!important; } @media screen and (max-width: 640px){ #cnnBodyWrapper { background-size: 150% auto; padding-top: 15%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 320px){ #cnnBodyWrapper { padding-top: 10%; } } */ </style> <h2 class="storysubhead"> The successes and struggles of making it in America </h2> </div> <div class="special-wrapper js-social-anchor-start"> <div class="share-tools share-tools--floater" id="js-sharebar-floater"></div> <div class="item w1" id="position1"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/20/news/melinda-gates-american-opportunity-gatekeepers/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170920075537-melinda-gates-empowering-women-1100x619.jpg" width="1100" height="619" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/20/news/melinda-gates-american-opportunity-gatekeepers/index.html"> <div class="caption" id="cnnplayer__headline"> <h3>Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington</h3> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div id="grid" class="clearfix"> <div class="column left"> <div id="js-main-summaries-container">  <div class="item w1"> <script type="text/javascript"> vidConfig.push({ "playerprofile" : "story", "width" : "780", "height" : "439", "divid" : "vid1", "playerid" : "cvp_story_1", videoArray : [ {"id" : "/video/news/economy/2015/06/22/child-poverty-food-stamps-intro.cnnmoney", "hed" : "Feeding America's most vulnerable children", "dek" : "", "img" : "https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/150620225330-feeding-americas-most-vulnerable-children-768x432.png", "collectionName" : ""} ] }); </script> <div class="cnnplayer" id="cnnplayer1"> <div class="cnnVidplayer"> <div class="summaryImg" id="vid1" href="/video/news/economy/2015/06/22/child-poverty-food-stamps-intro.cnnmoney" onclick="javascript:VideoPlayerManager.playVideos('cvp_story_1'); return false;"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/150620225330-feeding-americas-most-vulnerable-children-1024x576.png" width="780" height="439" alt="Feeding America's most vulnerable children" border="0"/> <span class="button video-play"><i class="icon icon--type-video"></i></span> </div> </div> <div class="cnnVidFooter"> <div class="js-vid-hed-cvp_story_1 cnnHeadline">Feeding America's most vulnerable children</div> <div class="js-vid-countdown-cvp_story_1 countdown"></div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/19/news/melinda-gates-american-opportunity-women-poverty/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170919164445-melinda-gates-breakfast-2-780x439.jpg" width="709" height="399" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/19/news/melinda-gates-american-opportunity-women-poverty/index.html"> <h4>Melinda Gates on women's poverty: Power is in the money</h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/19/news/melinda-gates-american-opportunity-sexism-tech/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170919081623-american-opp-melinda-gates-1-780x439.jpg" width="709" height="399" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/19/news/melinda-gates-american-opportunity-sexism-tech/index.html"> <h4>Melinda Gates: The VC industry 'needs to clean up its act'</h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1"> <script type="text/javascript"> vidConfig.push({ "playerprofile" : "story", "width" : "780", "height" : "439", "divid" : "vid2", "playerid" : "cvp_story_2", videoArray : [ {"id" : "/video/technology/2017/09/19/amop-melinda-gates-google-engineer-memo.cnnmoney", "hed" : "Melinda Gates: 'Sad' and 'outraged' at Google engineer memo", "dek" : "", "img" : "https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170919164752-melinda-gates-amop-thumbnail-768x432.jpg", "collectionName" : ""} ] }); </script> <div class="cnnplayer" id="cnnplayer2"> <div class="cnnVidplayer"> <div class="summaryImg" id="vid2" href="/video/technology/2017/09/19/amop-melinda-gates-google-engineer-memo.cnnmoney" onclick="javascript:VideoPlayerManager.playVideos('cvp_story_2'); return false;"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170919164752-melinda-gates-amop-thumbnail-1024x576.jpg" width="780" height="439" alt="Melinda Gates: 'Sad' and 'outraged' at Google engineer memo" border="0"/> <span class="button video-play"><i class="icon icon--type-video"></i></span> </div> </div> <div class="cnnVidFooter"> <div class="js-vid-hed-cvp_story_2 cnnHeadline">Melinda Gates: 'Sad' and 'outraged' at Google engineer memo</div> <div class="js-vid-countdown-cvp_story_2 countdown"></div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/18/news/companies/boss-files-jim-koch-sam-adams/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170913081508-jim-koch-samuel-adams-pouring-780x439.jpg" width="709" height="399" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/18/news/companies/boss-files-jim-koch-sam-adams/index.html"> <h4>Sam Adams founder: I lived my father's American dream </h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/12/news/economy/median-income-census/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/160913111909-income-poverty-census-main-image-new-780x439.jpg" width="709" height="399" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/12/news/economy/median-income-census/index.html"> <h4>The middle class gets another raise</h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/08/news/economy/daca-medical-student-loyola/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170907111700-daca-medical-students-cesar-med-school-2017-780x439.jpg" width="709" height="399" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/08/news/economy/daca-medical-student-loyola/index.html"> <h4>DACA med student: 'I woke up and realized this wasn't a bad dream'</h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/04/news/economy/boss-files-bill-marriott/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170825150559-boss-files-bill-marriot-780x439.jpg" width="709" height="399" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/04/news/economy/boss-files-bill-marriott/index.html"> <h4>The Marriott family American Dream: From "Hot Shoppes" to hotels</h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/05/news/companies/immigrant-employers/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170905084705-alexander-graham-bell-sergey-brin-elon-musk-780x439.jpg" width="709" height="399" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/05/news/companies/immigrant-employers/index.html"> <h4>Immigrants made American business what it is today</h4> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearFloat"></div> <div id="js-lazyload-button" class="moreSummaries">View More Headlines</div> </div> <div id="js-rr-summaries-container" class="column right">  <div class="item w1" id=""> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/news/economy/2017/09/19/melinda-gates-amop-breakfast-paid-parental-leave.cnnmoney/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170919165619-melinda-gates-amop-breakfast-paid-parental-leave-00021915-640x640.jpg" width="300" height="300" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/news/economy/2017/09/19/melinda-gates-amop-breakfast-paid-parental-leave.cnnmoney/index.html"> <span class="video-summary-icon"><i class="icon icon--type-video"></i></span> <h4>What Melinda Gates told Ivanka Trump about paid leave</h4> </a> </div> </div> <div id="adsquare"><div id="ad_rect_atf_01"></div></div>  <div class="item w1" id=""> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/14/news/economy/jose-hernandez-migrant-astronaut/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/160226163453-american-success-hernandez-smiling-640x640.jpg" width="300" height="300" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/14/news/economy/jose-hernandez-migrant-astronaut/index.html"> <h4>How this son of migrant farm workers became an astronaut</h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1" id=""> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/news/economy/2017/05/30/school-lunch-debt-seattle-campaign.cnnmoney/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170530132545-jeff-lew-640x640.jpg" width="300" height="300" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/news/economy/2017/05/30/school-lunch-debt-seattle-campaign.cnnmoney/index.html"> <span class="video-summary-icon"><i class="icon icon--type-video"></i></span> <h4>Seattle dad helps eliminate school lunch debt</h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1" id=""> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/news/economy/2017/09/19/melinda-gates-amop-breakfast-taxes-wealthy-rich-affordable-care-act.cnnmoney/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170919164449-melinda-gates-breakfast-640x640.jpg" width="300" height="300" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/news/economy/2017/09/19/melinda-gates-amop-breakfast-taxes-wealthy-rich-affordable-care-act.cnnmoney/index.html"> <span class="video-summary-icon"><i class="icon icon--type-video"></i></span> <h4>Melinda Gates: Tax the rich to pay for services</h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1" id=""> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/25/news/economy/racial-wealth-gap/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/160125084743-racial-wealth-gap-cash-640x640.jpg" width="300" height="300" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/25/news/economy/racial-wealth-gap/index.html"> <h4>Why the racial wealth gap won't go away </h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1" id=""> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2017/05/26/venture-capitalist-kirsten-green-we-need-more-women-founders.cnnmoney/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170526150808-venture-capitalist-kirsten-green-we-need-more-women-founders-00011830-640x640.jpg" width="300" height="300" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2017/05/26/venture-capitalist-kirsten-green-we-need-more-women-founders.cnnmoney/index.html"> <span class="video-summary-icon"><i class="icon icon--type-video"></i></span> <h4>Venture Capitalist: We need more women founders</h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1" id=""> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/interactive/economy/middle-class-calculator/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/150529124623-middle-class-calc-640x640.jpg" width="300" height="300" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/interactive/economy/middle-class-calculator/"> <h4>Are you middle class? </h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1" id=""> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2015/10/05/bill-de-blasio-inequality-minimum-wage.cnnmoney/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/151002183634-bill-de-blasio-minimum-wage-640x640.jpg" width="300" height="300" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2015/10/05/bill-de-blasio-inequality-minimum-wage.cnnmoney/index.html"> <span class="video-summary-icon"><i class="icon icon--type-video"></i></span> <h4>NYC Mayor: Minimum wage must be $15 an hour</h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1" id=""> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/news/economy/2016/06/14/arthur-brooks-school-summer-vacation.cnnmoney/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/160609140958-arthur-brooks-school-summer-vacation-00010616-640x640.jpg" width="300" height="300" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/news/economy/2016/06/14/arthur-brooks-school-summer-vacation.cnnmoney/index.html"> <span class="video-summary-icon"><i class="icon icon--type-video"></i></span> <h4>'One thing that could really turn the corner for poor kids'</h4> </a> </div> </div>  <div class="item w1" id=""> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/03/news/economy/low-minimum-wage-worker/index.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/150902143514-single-mom-bus-640x640.jpg" width="300" height="300" alt="Why Bill and Melinda Gates are spending a lot of time in Washington" border="0"/> </a> <div class="caption"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/03/news/economy/low-minimum-wage-worker/index.html"> <h4>How this single mom survives on $7.50 an hour</h4> </a> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <div id="adsquare"><div id="ad_rect_btf_01"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="cnnFooter"> <script type="text/javascript"> var resizeBound = false; for (var i = 0; i < vidConfig.length; i++) { vidConfig[i].auto_playlist = false; vidConfig[i].callouts = { onCVPReady : function() { console.log('cvp ready'); resizePlayers(); bindVideoResizeHandler(); }, onContentPause : function(playerId, contentId, paused) { if (paused) { $("#cnnplayer_" + playerId + " .cnnVidFooter").show(); } else { $("#cnnplayer_" + playerId + " .cnnVidFooter").hide(); } }, onContentBegin : function(playerId, contentId) { $("#cnnplayer_" + playerId + " .cnnVidFooter").hide(); $("#cnnplayer_" + playerId + " .cnnVidFooter").on('mouseover', function() { $("#cnnplayer_" + playerId + " .cnnVidFooter").css('cursor', "pointer"); }).on('click', function() { VideoPlayerManager.getPlayer(playerId).resume(true); return false; }); }, onContentEnd : function(playerId, contentId) { $("#cnnplayer_" + playerId + " .cnnVidFooter").show(); } }; } function resizePlayers() { for (var p in VideoPlayerManager.players) { player_w = jQuery("#" + p).parent().width(); player_h = player_w * (9 / 16); VideoPlayerManager.players[p].resizeTo(player_w, player_h); //jQuery("#" + p).css("height", player_h); } } function bindVideoResizeHandler() { if (resizeBound) { return; } jQuery(window).on("resize", function() { resizePlayers(); }); resizeBound = true; } function mobilecheck() { var check = false; (function(a){if(/(android|bb\d+|meego).+mobile|avantgo|bada\/|blackberry|blazer|compal|elaine|fennec|hiptop|iemobile|ip(hone|od)|iris|kindle|lge |maemo|midp|mmp|mobile.+firefox|netfront|opera m(ob|in)i|palm( os)?|phone|p(ixi|re)\/|plucker|pocket|psp|series(4|6)0|symbian|treo|up\.(browser|link)|vodafone|wap|windows ce|xda|xiino/i.test(a)||/1207|6310|6590|3gso|4thp|50[1-6]i|770s|802s|a wa|abac|ac(er|oo|s\-)|ai(ko|rn)|al(av|ca|co)|amoi|an(ex|ny|yw)|aptu|ar(ch|go)|as(te|us)|attw|au(di|\-m|r |s )|avan|be(ck|ll|nq)|bi(lb|rd)|bl(ac|az)|br(e|v)w|bumb|bw\-(n|u)|c55\/|capi|ccwa|cdm\-|cell|chtm|cldc|cmd\-|co(mp|nd)|craw|da(it|ll|ng)|dbte|dc\-s|devi|dica|dmob|do(c|p)o|ds(12|\-d)|el(49|ai)|em(l2|ul)|er(ic|k0)|esl8|ez([4-7]0|os|wa|ze)|fetc|fly(\-|_)|g1 u|g560|gene|gf\-5|g\-mo|go(\.w|od)|gr(ad|un)|haie|hcit|hd\-(m|p|t)|hei\-|hi(pt|ta)|hp( i|ip)|hs\-c|ht(c(\-| |_|a|g|p|s|t)|tp)|hu(aw|tc)|i\-(20|go|ma)|i230|iac( |\-|\/)|ibro|idea|ig01|ikom|im1k|inno|ipaq|iris|ja(t|v)a|jbro|jemu|jigs|kddi|keji|kgt( |\/)|klon|kpt |kwc\-|kyo(c|k)|le(no|xi)|lg( g|\/(k|l|u)|50|54|\-[a-w])|libw|lynx|m1\-w|m3ga|m50\/|ma(te|ui|xo)|mc(01|21|ca)|m\-cr|me(rc|ri)|mi(o8|oa|ts)|mmef|mo(01|02|bi|de|do|t(\-| |o|v)|zz)|mt(50|p1|v )|mwbp|mywa|n10[0-2]|n20[2-3]|n30(0|2)|n50(0|2|5)|n7(0(0|1)|10)|ne((c|m)\-|on|tf|wf|wg|wt)|nok(6|i)|nzph|o2im|op(ti|wv)|oran|owg1|p800|pan(a|d|t)|pdxg|pg(13|\-([1-8]|c))|phil|pire|pl(ay|uc)|pn\-2|po(ck|rt|se)|prox|psio|pt\-g|qa\-a|qc(07|12|21|32|60|\-[2-7]|i\-)|qtek|r380|r600|raks|rim9|ro(ve|zo)|s55\/|sa(ge|ma|mm|ms|ny|va)|sc(01|h\-|oo|p\-)|sdk\/|se(c(\-|0|1)|47|mc|nd|ri)|sgh\-|shar|sie(\-|m)|sk\-0|sl(45|id)|sm(al|ar|b3|it|t5)|so(ft|ny)|sp(01|h\-|v\-|v )|sy(01|mb)|t2(18|50)|t6(00|10|18)|ta(gt|lk)|tcl\-|tdg\-|tel(i|m)|tim\-|t\-mo|to(pl|sh)|ts(70|m\-|m3|m5)|tx\-9|up(\.b|g1|si)|utst|v400|v750|veri|vi(rg|te)|vk(40|5[0-3]|\-v)|vm40|voda|vulc|vx(52|53|60|61|70|80|81|83|85|98)|w3c(\-| )|webc|whit|wi(g |nc|nw)|wmlb|wonu|x700|yas\-|your|zeto|zte\-/i.test(a.substr(0,4)))check = true})(navigator.userAgent||navigator.vendor||window.opera); return check; } $(document).ready(function() { var bestPlayer = VideoPlayer.utils.getBestPlayer(); if (mobilecheck()) { for (var i = 0; i < vidConfig.length; i++) { VideoPlayerManager.playVideos(vidConfig[i].playerid); } } }); // end document.ready() </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var riverProperties = { section : "/news/american-opportunity/", url: '/river-data.html?', rivers : { main_column : { riverbin: '#js-main-summaries-container', size : 10, start : 10 }, rr_column : { riverbin: '#js-rr-summaries-container', size : 10, start : 10 } } } </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var cnnBrandingValue = "american_opportunity"; </script> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> var cnnBrandingValue = "american_opportunity"; var cnnSource = "CNN"; </script> <script> function getCookie(check_name) { var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split(';'); var a_temp_cookie = ''; var ck_name = ''; var cookie_value = ''; var b_cookie_found = false; for ( i = 0; i < a_all_cookies.length; i++) { a_temp_cookie = a_all_cookies[i].split('='); ck_name = a_temp_cookie[0].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, ''); if (ck_name == check_name) { b_cookie_found = true; if (a_temp_cookie.length > 1) { cookie_value = unescape(a_temp_cookie[1].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '')); } return cookie_value; break; } a_temp_cookie = null; ck_name = ''; } if (!b_cookie_found) { return null; } } function setCookie(c_name, value) { var exdate = new Date(); exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate() + 365); document.cookie = c_name + "=" + escape(value) + ";expires=" + exdate.toUTCString() + ";path=/;domain=cnn.com"; return; } function checkCookie(set_value) { if (getCookie('SelectedEdition') == null || getCookie('SelectedEdition') == "") { setCookie('SelectedEdition', set_value); } return; } try { checkCookie('www'); } catch(e) { } </script> <footer class="footer"> <section class="container"> <nav class="row four-equal-columns"> <div class="column"> <div class="list-header"> <div class="footer-cnnmoney-logo"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/img/8.0/logos/CNNMoney-logo.png" width="220" height="82" class="cnnmoney-logo"/> </div> </div> <ul class="footer-links first"> <li class="footer-link"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/services/speakup/speakup.html">Contact Us</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/profile/">User Preferences</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/services/closed-captioning.html">Closed Captioning</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="list-header"> Content </div> <ul class="footer-links"> <div class="row two-equal-columns"> <div class="column"> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/">Business</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/markets/">Markets</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/investing/">Investing</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/economy/">Economy</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/technology/">Tech</a> </li> </div> <div class="column"> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/">Personal Finance</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/smallbusiness/">Small Business</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/luxury/">Luxury</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/media/">Media</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/video/">Video</a> </li> </div> </ul> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="list-header"> Tools </div> <ul class="footer-links"> <div class="row two-equal-columns"> <div class="column"> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/services/sitemap/">Site Map</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/interactive/">Interactive</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://jobsearch.money.cnn.com/a/all-jobs/list" target="_blank">Job Search</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://realestate.money.cnn.com/">Real Estate Search</a> </li> </div> <div class="column"> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/pf/loan_center/">Loan Center</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/tools/">Calculators</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/news/corrections/">Corrections</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/profile/">Market Data Alerts</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/profile/">News Alerts</a> </li> </div> </ul> </div> <div class="column"> <div class="list-header"> Connect </div> <ul class="footer-links"> <div class="row two-equal-columns"> <div class="column"> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/profile/" rel="nofollow">My Account</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/services/mobile/" rel="nofollow">Mobile Site & Apps</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://facebook.com/cnnmoney" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://twitter.com/cnnmoney" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/https://www.linkedin.com/company/cnnmoney-com" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> </li> </div> <div class="column"> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://www.youtube.com/CNNMoney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/services/rss/">RSS Feeds</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/profile/">Newsletters</a> </li> <li class="footer-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/https://plus.google.com/115995105609774588517/" rel="publisher" target="_blank">Google+</a> </li> </div> </ul> </div> </nav> <p class="copyright"> Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/services/disclaimer.html">Disclaimer</a>. Morningstar: © <span class="currentYear"></span> Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. <span class="currentYear"></span>. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC <span class="currentYear"></span> and/or its affiliates. </p> <p class="copyright"> <p>© <span class="currentYear"></span> Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/services/terms.html" rel="nofollow"> Terms</a> under which this service is provided to you. <a href="/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/services/privacy/"> Privacy Policy</a>. <a id="trusteLink"><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://consent.truste.com/notice?domain=turner.com&c=trusteLink&text=true"></script></a>.</p> <script> $('.currentYear').text(new Date().getFullYear()) </script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://z.cdn.turner.com/money/tmpl_asset/static/script/1803/js/cnnmoney.legal.docs-min.js"></script> </p> </section> </footer> <script> if (window.location.hostname === "ref2.money.cnn.com") { var cnnOmniture_prodenv = false; } else if (window.location.hostname === "dev.money.cnn.com") { var cnnOmniture_prodenv = false; } else if (window.location.hostname === "train.money.cnn.com") { var cnnOmniture_prodenv = false; } else if (window.location.hostname === "stage.money.cnn.com") { var cnnOmniture_prodenv = false; } else { var cnnOmniture_prodenv = true; } </script> <script language="JavaScript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/analytics/mon/jsmd-prod.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://z.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/script/6.0/newsbeat/newsbeat.js"></script>   <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://ips-invite.iperceptions.com/webValidator.aspx?sdfc=8903e7fe-104983-4d96497c-d068-4528-a4f9-0dbb51a45963&lID=1&loc=STUDY&cD=90&rF=False&iType=1&domainname=0" type="text/javascript" defer="defer"></script>   <script type="text/javascript"> (function(win,doc){ var scriptElement, scrSrc; if (typeof (win.ClickTaleCreateDOMElement) != "function") { win.ClickTaleCreateDOMElement = function(tagName) { if (doc.createElementNS) { return doc.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml', tagName); } return doc.createElement(tagName); } } win.WRInitTime=(new Date()).getTime(); scriptElement = ClickTaleCreateDOMElement('script'); scriptElement.type = "text/javascript"; scrSrc = doc.location.protocol=='https:'? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/https://cdnssl.clicktale.net/': 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://cdn.clicktale.net/'; scrSrc += 'www04/ptc/1db4a0f2-17e4-45f8-b5fd-5fd78f545b59.js'; scriptElement.src = scrSrc; doc.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].appendChild(scriptElement); })(window,document); </script>  <script> (function(doc, win) { var fetchUrl = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://data.cnn.com/1m/sp/imm.dat'; jQuery.get(fetchUrl, '', function(data) { try { var dsVal, details = jQuery.parseHTML(data, doc, true)[0], script = doc.createElement('script'); script.src = details.src; script.async = details.async; script.type = details.type; for (dsVal in details.dataset) { script.dataset[dsVal] = details.dataset[dsVal]; } doc.body.appendChild(script); } catch (e) {} }, 'html'); })(document, window); </script>  <script> var ezt = ezt ||[]; (function(){ var elem = document.createElement('script'); elem.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/https://secure" : "https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://pixel") + ".quantserve.com/aquant.js?a=p-D1yc5zQgjmqr5"; elem.async = true; elem.type = "text/javascript"; var scpt = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; scpt.parentNode.insertBefore(elem,scpt); }()); ezt.push({qacct: 'p-D1yc5zQgjmqr5', uid: 'USER-ID-HERE' }); </script> <noscript> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20170925184849im_/http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-D1yc5zQgjmqr5.gif" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/> </noscript>  <script type="text/javascript"> var urlPre="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://markets.money.cnn.com/"; var cnnDomain="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849/http://money.cnn.com/"; var cookieDomain="cnn.com"; var tzOffset= -240; //var tzOffset= -300; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://z.cdn.turner.com/xslo/cvp/ads/freewheel/js/fwjslib_1.1.js?version=1.1"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://z.cdn.turner.com/xslo/cvp/js/cvp/2.8.10.0/cvp.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170925184849js_/http://z.cdn.turner.com/money/tmpl_asset/static/script/1803/js/cnnm-ocean.special-min.js"></script>   </footer> <div id="csiIframe"></div> <div id="ad_oop_skin_01"></div> </body> </html>