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The stock market may be doing so well that it’s causing more Baby Boomers and Gen Xers to drop out of the labor force
Economy
The stock market may be doing so well that it’s causing more Baby Boomers and Gen Xers to drop out of the labor force
By Jason MaAugust 10, 2026
‘Millennials are not punk kids anymore’ — Ocasio-Cortez sees a ‘generational tidal wave’ driven by anger over economic futures sidelined by boomers
Politics
‘Millennials are not punk kids anymore’ — Ocasio-Cortez sees a ‘generational tidal wave’ driven by anger over economic futures sidelined by boomers
By Jason MaAugust 9, 2026
Great disappointment will follow the Great Wealth Transfer as baby boomers pass on just a fraction of their fortune to millennials and Gen Xers
Personal Finance
Great disappointment will follow the Great Wealth Transfer as baby boomers pass on just a fraction of their fortune to millennials and Gen Xers
By Jason MaAugust 8, 2026
A young man holding a cup of coffee in a kitchen shows his phone to an older man, who is also holding a mug.
Economy
Boomers and Gen Xers scramble our assumptions about economic misery — they’re way unhappier than millennials and Gen Z
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 7, 2026
‘Retiring backwards’: How cold economic reality forced Gen X into something like the reverse of baby boomers’ golden years
Success
‘Retiring backwards’: How cold economic reality forced Gen X into something like the reverse of baby boomers’ golden years
By Nick LichtenbergJuly 31, 2026
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Personal Finance
Millennials say they’ll refuse to care for aging boomer parents—but they’ll be forced to as their inheritance shrinks to 40 cents on the dollar
By Nick LichtenbergJuly 31, 2026
Stressed out Gen X woman
Success
Despite nearing their 60s, nearly four in 10 Americans heading towards the end of their careers don’t even have a retirement account
By Emma BurleighJuly 26, 2026
Svenja Gudell, Chief Economist, Indeed
Commentary
Indeed chief economist: Aging Baby Boomers are America’s real labor problem, not AI
By Svenja GudellJuly 18, 2026
A younger man and an older man sit next to each other on a couch, looking down at a cell phone.
Banking
The $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer is more than just cash: More U.S. businesses are now being inherited than bought, BofA finds
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 15, 2026
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Crypto
A Yale professor says America is now an ‘oldigarchy’—and Boomers on LinkedIn are enraged
By Nick LichtenbergJuly 12, 2026
Older worker sad at laptop
Success
A quarter of young baby boomers and Gen Xers who’ve been laid off in the last decade are still unemployed—and 11% have taken pay cuts to work
By Emma BurleighJuly 4, 2026
Social Security is headed for a day of reckoning, and Congress is running out of time to save boomers. Lawmakers are proposing some hard choices
Economy
Social Security is headed for a day of reckoning, and Congress is running out of time to save boomers. Lawmakers are proposing some hard choices
By Jason MaJune 28, 2026
One chart explains the economy’s terrible baby boomer hangover, Gen X’s invisibility, and millennial and Gen Z irrelevance
Economy
One chart explains the economy’s terrible baby boomer hangover, Gen X’s invisibility, and millennial and Gen Z irrelevance
By Tristan BoveJune 26, 2026
Young couple standing in a brightly lit home
Real Estate
A big look at the state of housing in America: Boomers won’t sell, millennials can’t buy, and Gen Z gets to watch the whole thing sort itself out
By Tristan BoveJune 24, 2026
Reassuring dad sits with frustrated adult son
Success
A record 1 in 3 Gen Z and young millennials were still living with their parents in 2025—more than during the pandemic—despite most having a job
By Emma BurleighJune 22, 2026
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By Emma BurleighAugust 9, 2026
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