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Gen X won’t be able to rely on Social Security
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (532+ words) Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 | 2 a.m. For Gen Xers rapidly approaching retirement, the old playbook no longer applies. With Social Security nearing insolvency, Gen Xers will find they can’t retire as their parents did. For nearly a century, retirement rules were simple. Employers funded…...
People In Their 30s And 40s Are Recalling The Biggest Mistake They Would Undo In A Heartbeat, And I Wasn’t Expecting Their Brutal Honesty
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (85+ words) BuzzFeed “I really regret partying too much. It really affected my health years later.” "Better late than never, but I shudder at how much I spent on useless rubbish over the years. An expensive lesson." "I literally refuse to see…...
Gen X faces ‘pension envy’ as they head into retirement
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (718+ words) Gen X members are approaching retirement at a time, in many instances, when much of the responsibility for creating retirement income falls on the individual. For many of their parents, retirement planning was built around a combination of Social Security,…...
Scott Galloway Says America Spends $5 on Seniors for Every $1 on Kids — At This Rate, Half the Federal Budget Will Go to Seniors. ‘Enough Already’
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (395+ words) America’s retirement bill is getting harder to ignore. Social Security is already the largest expenditure in the federal budget, and as more Americans reach retirement age, an increasingly large share of government spending is going toward older Americans. Podcast host......
COMMENTARY: Gen X won’t be able to rely on Social Security
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (620+ words) Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle should encourage more Americans to start saving earlier and to build habits that support long-term financial security. For Gen Xers rapidly approaching retirement, the old playbook no longer applies. With Social…...
Stay-At-Home Subsidies Won't Produce A Baby Boom
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (143+ words) ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero...
Gen X Retirement Savings: How Typical Balances Compare to Recommended Benchmarks - AOL
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (813+ words) About 4 in 10 Gen X households have no retirement savings, according to federal data. Gen X households with retirement accounts have a median balance of $100,000—well below many common benchmarks. Many Gen Xers can still close some of the gap by…...
Retirement vs. kids' college — helping clients with tough savings choices
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (759+ words) Some parents find themselves in a financial gray zone — making too much money to qualify their children for financial help with colleges, but not enough to pay for it themselves without serious repercussions for their own retirement savings. The problem…...
The ‘sandwich generation’ faces compounded barriers to retirement savings
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (646+ words) An increasingly younger percentage of Americans known as the “sandwich generation” faces more difficulty saving for retirement as they balance caring for their own young children and for aging parents. “Dual caregiving is hitting people much earlier than anyone expected,…...
The Inheritance Trap: Why Banking on Mom and Dad Could Ruin Your Retirement
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (72+ words) FOX 26 Houston Waiting on mom and dad’s money to fund your golden years? You aren't alone, but it could cost you everything. With 81% of expectant Americans relying on an inheritance to retire, our panel of Millennials, an estate attorney, and…...