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Gen Z is reviving this boring job that millennials and boomers abandoned—and it’s helping them land six-figure careers straight out of college

About 75% of accountants are expected to retire in the next decade, and some Gen Zers are realizing that the field is not so boring after all—especially considering it can bring job security and six-figure salaries.

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September 25, 2025

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Finance guru Ramit Sethi made millions in his 20s—years before Warren Buffett. He says Gen Z can too

Duolingo’s CEO says he’d rather be understaffed than hire someone lacking his golden rule

Nearly half of Gen Z and millennials say college was a waste of money—AI has already made degrees obsolete

Nearly five years after Tony Hsieh died in a house fire, it looks like the Zappos CEO’s will has finally been found

Giving workers unlimited time off could help companies outperform the S&P 500, investors say

CEO of $65 billion software giant Workday’s warning: ‘There’s nothing more dangerous than yesterday’s success’

Ralph Lauren’s CEO says he doesn’t believe in sugar coating criticism—here’s how he handles negative feedback with staff

Wealthy Americans are pouring money into Swiss bank accounts and buying gold to weather the recession

Taskrabbit CEO: I’m a better gig-economy leader because of the empathy I learned in early jobs

Los Angeles’s Democrat mayor wants to axe 1,600 employees as city flounders in slumping economy and wildfire damage

Cisco’s U.K. chief exec got her first job at 11, bought a house by 18—and now, at just 45, she’s already at the top of the $240 billion tech giant’s ranks

Nearly half of Gen Z grads admit they ghost employers who fail to mention this one thing in the interview

Gen Zers are so terrified of a recession that they’re ditching doom spending, ordering Happy Meals, and using ChatGPT for free therapy

Not all degrees are a waste of time and money: These majors will lead to six figure salaries after college

Vanguard’s advice expert says Gen X should make one simple move to boost retirement savings

CEO of $3 billion company asks himself one question before bed every single night—and he urges Gen Z to do the same

Inside the small business success story of Tony’s Chocolonely, which rakes in $230 million yearly thanks to influencers and Gen Z values

Gen Z can earn $70,000 a year and enter the AI-proof medical field without a college degree—all they have to do is learn how to sterilize surgical equipment

Marriott’s CEO spoke out about DEI. The next day, he had 40,000 emails from his associates

A 30-year-old AI founder who followed the FIRE movement to build wealth is now the youngest self-made woman billionaire

Nearly 4 million new manufacturing jobs are coming to America as boomers retire—but it’s the one trade job Gen Z doesn’t want

Melinda French Gates shares the advice Warren Buffett gave her when she felt overwhelmed: I replay it in my head when I get tough on myself

Self-made millionaire and Netflix’s finance guru Ramit Sethi reveals the financial red flags that are keeping you from getting rich

Uber’s CEO says learning these two subjects in college is an ‘absolute necessity’ for any Gen Z grad eyeing up management roles

Despite his $100 million TV contract, Guy Fieri has a strict rule for his Gen Z kids’ inheritance: They must get two degrees

Jefferies boss Richard Handler shares email sent to Lehman Brothers’ CEO on the day it collapsed—and the lessons it taught him

‘I haven’t seen sunlight in 3 months’: American law firm trainees in London endure 13-hour days for eye-watering six-figure starting salaries

Multimillionaire ‘Star Wars’ star John Boyega played hard to get in his interview with J.J. Abrams—even though he had just $15 in his bank account

The top curveball interview questions executives ask—and what they reveal about job candidates

ESPN host Chris Fowler shares the interview mistake that makes Gen Z job seekers look ‘entitled’

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