Tag: retirement savings

  • Gen X Has A Surprisingly Simple Retirement Plan

    Gen X Has A Surprisingly Simple Retirement Plan

    For decades, retirement has been sold as a destination. Work hard, save enough, reach the finish line, then finally have time for the hobbies you always imagined. But financial planner Benjamin Brandt keeps seeing something different with his Gen X clients. Instead of dreaming up an entirely new life for retirement, they are reaching backward…

  • The Financial Dream That Worked For Decades Is Falling Apart For Gen Z

    The Financial Dream That Worked For Decades Is Falling Apart For Gen Z

    For generations, the formula for getting ahead seemed simple enough. Work hard, get an education, save money, buy a home, invest for retirement, and gradually build wealth over time. Millions of people followed that roadmap because there was a reasonable expectation that it would eventually pay off. For a growing number of Gen Z adults,…

  • How the Latchkey Generation Became America’s Most Stressed and Most Resilient Adults

    How the Latchkey Generation Became America’s Most Stressed and Most Resilient Adults

    A generation raised on benign neglect, punk rock mixtapes, and the unwritten rule that feelings are best kept to yourself has quietly arrived at the most demanding chapter of adult life. Born between 1965 and 1979, Generation X never asked for sympathy and certainly never expected it. Sandwiched between the much larger Baby Boomer and…