Millennials are falling way behind
The past is another country. In 1980, the typical young worker in Detroit or Flint, Michigan, earned more than his counterpart in San Francisco or San Jose. The states with the highest median income...
View ArticleReligion isn't the only thing disappearing from the millennial generation
It’s common knowledge that many members of the Millennial generation in the United States are rejecting religion. But some analysts argue that, while these emerging adults are less likely to...
View ArticleOur parents are ruining the entire world
The EU is threatening to crumble and markets are in turmoil. Nativism and bigotry are taking political center stage in the US and around the developed world.Blame your parents.For decades, the...
View Article26-year-old 'echo boomers' are running wild in America
On June 25, 2015, the US Census Bureau made it official: Millennials had surpassed baby boomers as the largest generation in the country.New research narrows the finding even further.According to data...
View Article26-year-old 'echo boomers' are running wild in America — here's what they're...
By last count, there were 4.6 million 26-year-olds in America.That's more than any other age group in the country.Torsten Slok, an economist at Deutsche Bank and the author of a new report on these...
View ArticleThe careers millennials are choosing are less likely to be taken over by...
Being a millennial is hard.You may never make it onto the property ladder, and older generations have made political decisions you'll have to live with.To make matters worse, you're likely told you're...
View Article3 tips on managing people older than you, from a millennial
If you're rapidly climbing up the career ladder, sooner or later you may find yourself managing people who are older than you. This can be kind of awkward and, in some cases, can cause friction in the...
View ArticleThe City needs to recognise the value of millennials — like Goldman Sachs is...
Numbering 92m, the millennial generation in the US is the largest demographic cohort in the country’s history.As this group approaches its prime working and spending years, the impact on the economy is...
View ArticleEvery generation has a different idea of when people get 'old'
If age really is just a number, what number marks old age?Well, the answer to that depends on how old you are now.Millennials hold the least generous views on aging, saying that you are old beginning...
View Article26-year-old 'echo boomers' are running wild in America — here's what they're...
By last count, there were 4.6 million 26-year-olds in America.That's more than any other age group in the country.Torsten Slok, an economist at Deutsche Bank and the author of a new report on these...
View ArticleThis is what millennials can teach everyone else about happiness
As the largest, and most disruptive, generation there's a lot to learn about millennials.It's estimated that millennials will be almost 50% of the workforce by 2020.How can we keep them in one place ?...
View ArticleThere's a term for people born in the early 80s who don't feel like a...
Xennials are a 'micro-generation' born between 1977 and 1985.This group has also been called the 'Oregon Trail Generation.'Xennials may have been hit hardest by the recession, because of a combination...
View ArticleHere's which generation you're part of based on your birth year — and why...
Pew Research Foundation recently established its definition of millennials as people born between 1981 and 1996.Defining generations helps researchers see how coming of age during certain historical...
View Article5 ways my kids' lives will be nothing like mine
Kids have to go through certain rites of passage, regardless of when they're born. However, my kids’ lives will be strikingly different than mine in several key ways — like how the internet will shape...
View ArticlePast generations created a climate crisis for Millennials and Generation Z....
On June 23, 1988, NASA climate scientist James Hansen told the US Senate it was time to acknowledge that climate change was happening and take action to limit its effects.Thirty years later, the world...
View ArticleBaby boomers could spur a housing bust
Baby boomers own two of every five homes in the country. Home demand from younger generations might not be enough to fill the void left by departing older owners.This may cause gluts in some local...
View ArticleMost millennials and Gen Zs have never experienced a recession during their...
Labeled by Gallup as "the job-hopping generation,"millennials generally don't plan on staying with their employer for more than a few years.Gen Zs, the generational cohort born after 1997, will likely...
View ArticleAl Gore's environmental-sustainability fund has raised $1 billion to pump...
Al Gore's Generation Investment Management on Tuesday announced it had closed a $1 billion growth equity fund, the largest in the firm's 15-year history.Generation's growth equity partner Joy Tuffield...
View ArticleGen Z and boomers have nothing in common when it comes to their most trusted...
Gen Z and baby boomers are at odds when it comes to trusting brands.Data-intelligence company Morning Consult conducted thousands of interviews to get a sense of the companies consumers trust.Gen Z...
View ArticleThe Chief Justice of the Supreme Court asked if 'OK, boomer' counts as age...
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts asked during oral arguments in an age discrimination case if saying "OK, boomer" would be an example of age bias.The courtroom interrupted him with laughter,...
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