I’m a Gen Xer who hated working with baby boomers. I love working for millennials because they view work differently.
I now work closely with millennials. The younger generation understands the importance of work-life balance and is more collaborative.
Wills, life insurance, and retirement savings: What older widows wish they knew
Business Insider has heard from older widows and widowers about the financial toll of losing a spouse.
With dwindling retirement savings, older Americans are back on the job market
Some older Americans are unretiring because of financial challenges. This story is part of BI’s ongoing series on retirement regrets.
A ‘silver tsunami’ of boomer home sales won’t fix the housing affordability crisis, Zillow says
Zillow argued that an uptick in inventory from a wave of baby boomers selling their homes would mainly affect areas of the US with less demand.
‘It is awful’: Gen Z is racking up historic levels of credit card debt
Gen Z is more comfortable with credit cards than any previous generation. But the reliance on debt could come back to bite them.
A dating expert explains why living apart keeps the spark alive in older relationships
Logan Ury, a dating expert on “The Later Daters,” shared why more older couples are choosing to live apart, together.
After losing her job, a boomer is ‘walking a tightrope’ between retiring early and searching for work
Andrea, 64, was laid of from her corporate job. If she takes Social Security too early, she’s worried about draining her savings.
Baby-boomer homeowners got rich from skyrocketing house prices. Now they can’t find retirement housing.
After building real-estate wealth from high housing prices, boomers are facing a shortage of suitable retirement housing.
Home prices may fall 20% as the housing market thaws — and help get baby boomers moving, research legend says
Younger people are struggling to become homeowners partly because older generations aren’t selling, the star researcher Meredith Whitney said.
A ‘silver tsunami’ of retirement-age baby boomers is creating a big opportunity for real-estate investors, research firm says
America’s over-65 population is on track to reach 80 million over the next 16 years, according to the US Census Bureau.
Trump’s plan for Social Security would help baby boomers in the short term and cut benefits for anyone younger
Trump promised to cut Social Security taxes. Experts say the plan could slash benefits for low-income retirees and younger generations.
Baby boomers have a ton of their wealth tied up in stocks and housing. Here’s why that’s a risk to the economy.
Boomers’ net worths could be hit by falling stock and home prices. That’s bad news for the entire economy, a portfolio manager says.
Retiree spending helped thwart a US recession. But boomers are losing a key financial advantage.
Spending among retired consumers is slowing down amid weaker boosts to Social Security incomes, Bank of America said.
Baby boomers have been America’s secret weapon for fending off recession
The retiring generation is pumping $76 trillion of savings into the economy, helping the US stave off recession, Ed Yardeni, a market veteran, said.
Millennials are hoarding cash. That could hurt them in the long run.
By holding on to their money instead of investing, millennials are making a massive financial mistake.
Medicare coverage will change in 2025. Some boomers are already struggling to keep up with their medical bills.
The 2025 enrollment period for Medicare opened recently. Some older Americans’ deductibles, prescription drugs, and out-of-pocket costs will go up.
Gen Z workers say stereotypes are holding them back. It’s a problem for companies too.
Gen Zers missed out on formative experiences that generations before them took for granted. Dismissing them as a result is a big mistake, experts say.
Ageism at work
In the US and many other developed countries, the workforce is getting older. But bias against older and younger workers can still be prevalent.
Boomers spent their lives accumulating stuff. Now their kids are stuck with it.
Baby boomers filled their homes with possessions. Their children are struggling to figure out what to keep — and where to put it all.
Generation Never-Called-in-Sick
Baby boomers are jealous of Gen Z’s modern attitude toward calling out sick and taking time off of work.
