Wealth Transfers on the Horizon
Through the Ages
Employees More Focused on Financial Planning Related to Life Events
Employees surveyed said their ideas and feeling about money varied greatly throughout each life stage, and 40% identified more with others who are going through similar life events than those in defined generations.
Gen Xers Feeling Financially Squeezed
They have mortgages, second homes, kids going to college and elderly parents. They’re even thinking about long-term care policies.
Wells Fargo Suggests Generational Approaches to Retirement Saving
Because people are living longer, healthier lives, the Wells Fargo Investment Institute has suggested different ways that Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers can successfully save for retirement.
Americans Expect Financial Security to Be Elusive in Retirement
Among all age groups, 76% think people in their generation will have a harder time achieving financial security in retirement than their parents, the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies found.
Millennial Misconceptions: Younger Workers Prioritize Retirement
Millennials Offer Opportunity to Provide Investing Help
While a survey finds the majority of Millennials are investors, the top three reasons some Millennials do not invest are they do not have enough money to do so, they say they do not know how to properly invest, and they do not know the first thing about investing.
Debt Weighs Heavily on Millennials
They may be grappling with debt for decades to come, according to Nationwide Advisory Solutions.
For Millennials, Market Volatility Can Bring Opportunity
Millennials the Most Likely to Own Mutual Funds in Their Retirement Plan
Nearly half owned their funds only through their employer-sponsored retirement plans, according to the ICI.
Women Plan to Take Steps to Make Their Money Grow
However, only 24% of women say they are comfortable with their knowledge on investing, Fidelity Investments found.
Nearly One-Quarter of Participants in the Dark on Their Allocations
Among those who know how their 401(k) assets are allocated, they had 51% of their assets in equities, Legg Mason learned in a survey.
Millennials the Most Motivated to Develop a Financial Plan
Twenty-nine percent say financial planning makes them feel “excited and inspired,” a survey by Northwestern Mutual found.
Most Millennials Have Appropriate Allocations
Millennials Not Confident About Making Investing Decisions
They are also not interested in robo advisers, preferring to work with financial professionals in person.
Millennials Save More in ETFs and Cash
A Charles Schwab SDBA report says the group allocated to ETFs and saved cash at a higher rate than other generations.
Young Investors Overly Confident About Retirement
Nearly sixty percent have taken an early withdrawal from their retirement account.
Millennials Open to Investment Advice and Help Planning for Retirement
Asked what they look for in an adviser, Millennials say experience, followed by someone with similar demographic qualities as themselves.
LendEDU Says Millennial Spending Habits Won’t Impede Retirement Savings
The average Millennial spends over $30 on coffee per month, but will also, on average, save $480 for retirement in the same time frame.