Boomers are collecting Social Security. Gen X and millennials doubt it will be there for them
Payroll taxes from today’s workers pay for benefits that go to today’s retirees. Gen X and millennials, who…
Great Wealth Transfer vs. great disappointment: Baby boomers pass on a fraction of their fortune
Baby boomers are sitting on immense wealth after benefiting from a historic era of economic growth and financial…
Gen X and Boomers feel way worse about the economy than Gen Z and millennials
Generation X spent three decades being defined by its own indifference—the “slacker generation,” too disengaged to bother with…
Beyond 401(k)s: How Millennials Are Ditching Gen X Retirement Strategies.
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After watching how Boomers retired ‘forward,’ Gen X is retiring ‘backward’
Most Baby Boomers have been retired for years now, while Gen Xers are just approaching their retirement era.…
Laid-off Gen Xers and young boomers are stuck—a quarter still can’t find work, 11% took pay cuts
Americans want to work longer to support themselves as the cost of living climbs and 401(k) benefits are…
Early retirement is shrinking Gen X’s brain, new research warns
While economists sound alarms about Gen Z unemployment, new research points to a quieter crisis: Gen X workers…
Americans’ 2026 experience with stress differs by generation, survey suggests
America’s word of the year for 2026? “Stressful,” according to a recent survey — and a third are…
Despite nearing their 60s, nearly four in 10 Americans heading towards the end of their careers don’t even have a retirement account
American workers have dreams of throwing in the towel by their mid-60s and spending the rest of their…
If You Grew Up In The 80s, These 9 Songs Probably Raised You To See The World A Little Differently
Gen-X was raised on MTV, and I was no exception. We didn’t just listen to music — we…
As baby boomers are forced to ‘unretire’, 6-year-olds in Germany could soon have retirement accounts
Millions of baby boomers are being forced out of retirement, having realized their nest eggs don’t quite make…
Photographer films empty, snowy street that sparks massive Millennial and Gen Z metaphor
American kids have fewer school days than most other major countries as it is, which poses a big…