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…
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.…
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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‘Retiring backwards’: How cold economic reality forced Gen X into something like the reverse of baby boomers’ golden years
Picture a 58-year-old getting the band back together, literal instruments, amplifier, van, and all, or dusting off a…
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…
Census data shows baby boomers dominate the U.S. economy as Gen X and young Americans lose ground
The Census Bureau is out with new data, documenting how America has grown over the past six years…
Indeed chief economist says we’re entering an era of ‘great mismatch’
The modern workforce has no shortage of white-collar tensions—from return-to-office mandates to AI anxiety and Slack etiquette wars.…
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…
Superannuation warning as first wave of Gen X workers enter retirement: ‘Way more complex’
UniSuper’s Derek Gascoigne says many Gen X feel like they’ve ‘missed the boat’, with half feeling unprepared for…
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…