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Gen Zer living with her mother, sitting on porch
Success
1 in 3 Gen Z and millennials are stuck in their parents’ home—now, Airbnb is swooping in with a $250 million fund for affordable rental homes
By Emma BurleighSeptember 16, 2026
Rich couple walking
Personal Finance
Billionaire wives are about to inherit a huge slice of the $6.6 trillion great wealth transfer—and 1,235 women stand to cash in by 2035
By Emma BurleighSeptember 3, 2026
This Gen Xer spent 28 years in a cubicle and never made more than $70,000. At 59, she made $500,000 in the creator economy
Success
This Gen Xer spent 28 years in a cubicle and never made more than $70,000. At 59, she made $500,000 in the creator economy
By Tatiana SatauaAugust 31, 2026
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Commentary
Why Gen X should stop planning around an inheritance that may never arrive
By Jon SabesAugust 30, 2026
Pharrell Williams
Success
After decades in the music industry, Pharrell Williams admits he never stops working: ‘If you do what you love everyday, you’ll get paid for free’
By Emma BurleighAugust 28, 2026
Actress Jennifer Garner
Success
Jennifer Garner cofounded a $732 million business at 45, and says her age came with perks: ‘I’m blissfully not motivated by needing to be in charge’
By Emma BurleighAugust 13, 2026
Older man relaxing in an inflatable ring
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
Mother and son sitting together and having a discussion
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
Parent with Gen Z adult kid talking about money
Success
Two-thirds of parents say their adult Gen Z kids still rely on them financially for support—even though it’s putting them under strain
By Emma BurleighAugust 2, 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
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
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Commentary
Gen X built their whole identity on never needing help. Retirement is the one door they can’t unlock alone
By Jeanne ThompsonJuly 19, 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
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
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By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 18, 2026
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By Catherina GioinoSeptember 18, 2026
Success
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By Emma BurleighSeptember 17, 2026
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