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3 Sneaky Retirement Problems Gen X Is About To Face (Boomers Can Relate)

Gen X is heading toward retirement with hidden challenges. Discover three sneaky problems that could derail your plans and how to avoid them.

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Gen X Fears Retirement Savings Won’t Last: Here’s How To Fix It

Many Gen Xers fear their retirement savings won’t last. Here’s how to plan for a 30-year retirement and avoid running out of money.

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Here’s Why Gen X’s Holidays Are the Most Expensive — and What They’re Doing About It

Caught between caring for kids and parents, Gen X often overspends during the holidays. Learn what drives the pressure and how to set boundaries and budget.

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10 Industries Gen X Has Quietly Taken Over While Everyone Looked Away

Boomers are retiring, and Millennials dominate the headlines. Meanwhile, Generation X is running the world. The “Latchkey Generation” has quietly ascended to power. However, they aren’t making noise; they are making decisions. From boardrooms to specialized trade, this cohort controls massive sectors of the economy. Yet, few people notice their…

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Navigate Gen X Pay Gap With 5 Expert Negotiation Tips for Higher Salary

Learn why pay gaps persist and how Gen X can negotiate raises, upskill or switch jobs for higher income.

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14 Reasons Gen X Parents Are Finally Kicking Their Kids Out

Something has shifted in households across the country, and Gen X parents—once known for their laid-back “figure it out” approach—are suddenly reaching a breaking point. After years of adult children moving home “just for a few months,” a tidal wave of parents is finally handing over house keys, leftover lasagna,…

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'Too Young To Retire But Too Old To Start Over'—Gen X Could Be The First Generation That Forces Universal Basic Income Into Reality

Gen X may be about to make history, but not in the way they hoped. Caught between rising job losses, disappearing social safety nets and growing automation, many in this generation are facing a terrifying possibility: being pushed out of the workforce with no apparent way back in.

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Before Helmets and Helicopter Parents: 8 Risky Games Gen X Kids Loved

In an era before smartphones and padded playgrounds, childhood was different. Kids in the ’80s and ’90s played outside with a kind of wild abandon. Their games weren’t just fun. They were often borderline dangerous. Today’s parents might gasp at the thought of them. But back then, a few bruises…

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A Gen Xer sold his company for $1.6 billion. He kept less than $100 million and gave the rest away because he doesn't 'believe in billionaires'

EXCLUSIVE: Brian O’Kelley says he’s capped his wealth to $100 million. The tech founder tells Fortune, billionaires are wasteful, out of touch, and “othered” from real life.

Fortune

Top 6 Assets Gen X Should Downsize Before Retirement — Even If It Hurts

Below are six assets every Gen X should downsize as they approach retirement.

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After earnings fell by $300 million, Cardinal Health’s CEO went ‘ruthless’ to turn it around—and he says workers backed him because ‘people want to win’

Jason Hollar, the Gen X boss of the $38 billion Fortune 500 healthcare giant, overhauled the business—and he says employees were also over being "frustrated that we weren't succeeding."

Fortune

Is Gen X Prepared for Retirement? 4 Reasons Many Feel Unprepared

If you're Gen X, you may wonder how your retirement readiness level compares with others. GOBankingRates talked to some financial experts to find out why.

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The Overlooked Generation: An Expert's Guide to How Gen X Can Finally Get Ahead

A perfect financial storm has been lashing this generation for years, but they still have time to get their retirement back on track with a few key moves.

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Baby Boomers vs Gen X: Who Spends More?

Baby Boomers and Gen X are guilty of spending a lot of money. Here's a look at where their money goes.

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How Gen X Could Reinvent Retirement

Can you believe they’re turning 60? The slacker kids are all grown up and could reinvent retirement as we know it.

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50 Hilariously Relatable Memes That Describe Gen X Life Better Than Words Ever Could

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Gen X Retirement Is in Trouble: Here's What You Can Do

Even as they approach retirement age, half of Gen Xers have not done any retirement planning.

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Millennials 'scarred from the Great Recession and COVID' are financially outperforming Gen Xers and boomers at the same age

A new study from LendingTree found millennials have a higher net worth than Gen X and baby boomers at similar ages.

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Gen X was supposed to be the economy's safety net—now they're the 'struggling middle child' balancing retirement and paying for adult children

"I am much more keenly aware of what's being saved and what's going out now than I ever have at any other point in my life."

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Number Of 401(k) Millionaires Reaches Record High

Gen X savers saw big increases in savings according to Fidelity Investments

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Fellow Gen Xers: That retirement crisis you’re losing sleep over is a ‘rewirement’ opportunity

Rather than retire after corporate life, Anne Chow decided to “rewire,” completely reimagining her life’s next chapter.

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Millennials are sleeping longer and better than any other generation, says study – here's how they’re doing it

A new survey explores how your generation might be disrupting your rest, and what you can do to sleep better.

Latin Times

Race matters less than it used to as people try to achieve the "American Dream," new study shows

The study by Harvard University showed Black millennials fared better than their Gen X counterparts, while the opposite happened among white groups

Fortune

Gen Xers are around the corner from retirement, but they don't feel like they can afford it

The first 401(k) generation feels like they are lagging behind.

Fortune

Gen Xers are on the cusp of retirement—but most have only saved 10% of what they'll need

Those in the 10-year countdown to retirement reported a median savings of $47,950.

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