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INFOGRAPHIC: Bet You Can't Guess Which Generation Has The Best Credit
Americans carry an average of $78,030 in debt. So how do we stack up by age? This cool infographic from Experian shows that Generation X (ages 30 to 46) carries the most debt and lowest scores, while...
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This Is How Women And Men Are Different In The Workplace
There is a major shift occuring in the workforce and women are at the center of it. Between 1984 and 2009, the number of working women has increased from 44 million to 72 million, Tracey...
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Young Americans Are Refusing To Fly The Coop
Today, young Americans have abandoned the pioneer dream to migrate to better opportunities and settle in more prosperous lands. According to the Pew Research Center, the number of young adults living...
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What The US Population Will Look Like in 2040
In the past few years, the influx of immigrants (both legal and illegal) has been lower than previously projected due to the economic crisis sweeping through the nation. John Pitkin and Dowell Myer of...
View ArticleWhen Will The Younger Generation Realize How Much We've Screwed Them?
In 1967, I was 22 years old and sitting in a movie theater watching Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate. For my generation at that point, there is one word from that movie that will never be forgotten. The...
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The Generational War Over Jobs Is Only Going To Get Worse
This is how a baby boom ends. Not with a bust, but with a lot of old workers. For the first time ever, workers over-55 are set to make up a bigger share of the workforce than workers between 25 and 34...
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Why Parents Of The Y Generation Are Terrified Of Economic Uncertainty
WASHINGTON -- I worry about the future -- not mine but that of my three children, all in their 20s. It is an axiom of American folklore that every generation should live better than its predecessors....
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5 Survival Tips For The 40-Year-Old Intern
It's no longer a shock to see a 40-year-old intern. Stay-at-home mothers, trying to get back into the workplace and many unemployed people trying to transition into new careers are accepting...
View ArticleWe're In The Midst Of A Huge Migration From Suburbs To Cities
Do neighborhoods work like habitat for different kinds of households? City populations have rebounded in the past two decades as people who like city habitats have grown in numbers and in their share...
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NYT Launches 'Booming' Blog For The Biggest Generation In America
It's going to be called "Booming" and it's The New York Times tribute to the 78 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964, also known as the Baby Boomers. The blog's first post was written today...
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Here's How Millennials Really View Loyalty In The Workplace
One of the biggest issues that employers have with their Gen Y workers is what appears to be their "lack of loyalty." Millennials are thought to be a generation who are more apt to move from one...
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10 Famous People Who Successfully Switched Careers After 50
Sadly, the down economy has put a lot of workers over age 50 in the unenviable position of needing to find a new profession. Don’t believe that old cliché about middle-aged dogs and new tricks,...
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Ben Bernanke Is Doing His Part To Reverse The Generational Transfer Of Wealth
The evolving transfer of obligations from old to young is a theme that deserves more attention. It’s a slow-moving, demographic event so isn’t something that’s likely to produce a headline. But a...
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Walmart Has A New Strategy For Tapping Into The Millennial Market (WMT)
Walmart is opening small versions of its mega-stores on college campuses.The retailer recently announced its plan to open a new concept store at Arizona State University. The initiative is part of the...
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Why America Might Become A Nation Of Renters Yet
The percentage of U.S. households that owns a home has dropped significantly in recent years, and experts say this downward trend might well continue for at least several more. Still, housing is...
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What It Really Takes To Survive In New York City In Your 20s
Many young people share the same dream of ditching the suburbs to live in America’s largest city, New York.But making it in the Big Apple as a person in your late 20s or early 30s isn’t as glamorous as...
View ArticleDumbing Things Down Is The Best Way To Alienate Millennials
The millennial generation is one of the most sought after -- and most misunderstood. Will Pearson, president and co-founder of mental_floss, a trivia-based magazine that he started in his college dorm...
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Here Are The Strengths And Weaknesses Of Millennials, Gen X, And Boomers
How different are Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers really?If being an effective manager is understanding who you're managing, much of that knowledge comes down to understanding the generation that...
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Millennials Are Old News — Here’s Everything You Should Know About Generation Z
Move over, millennials.Marketers are beginning to target a new crop of young people who are rapidly growing in number and influence: Generation Z. Studies differ on the exact age range of Generation Z,...
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Generation Z Is A Complete Nightmare For Retailers
The youngest generation of consumers, Generation Z, are traditional retail's worst nightmare.Loosely qualified as anyone born after 1990, most of them are still too young to have their own income. But...
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