Boomer dad, who is 6 months away from retirement, has already started gifting his Gen X and millennial kids their inheritance

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More boomers are proactively transferring their wealth to their adult kids.

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Some boomers aren't waiting to die to pass on their wealth — their millennial kids need it now

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Some boomers are passing on their wealth to their kids as a kind of proactive inheritance.

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Why Gen Z is feeling so good about money right now

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The generation that may never retire: Why some millennials are behind on savings — and how they can catch up

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A few years ago, Nathaniel Hudson-Hartman, 38, calculated that he'd need about $1.5 million in savings to retire comfortably in his sixties.

Baby boomers are approaching 'peak burden' on the economy

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  • The baby-boomer "time bomb" is finally upon us, economists say.
  • All boomers will be at least 65 soon, the generation's point of "peak burden" on the economy.
  • Future generations can take solace in the fact that no boomer-size generations are in the making.

A time bomb has been ticking in the US.

Baby boomers have been America's secret weapon for fending off recession

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Gen Z to older workers: We're just like you

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Gen Z workers want many of the same things as their older counterparts.

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My baby boomer parents gave me great financial advice. They taught me to budget and helped me open a checking account at 13.

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Sandrine Jacquot learned about finances from her parents.

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A New Jersey homebuilder who pays his workers over $100,000 wants young people to know construction can be a lucrative career that doesn't require college — and businesses are desperate to hire

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A roofer is seen working on a condominium in Canterbury Crossing on a hot day Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 in Latham, N.Y.

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Millennial vs. boomer budgets: How spending has changed for young adults in the last 30 years

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Budget of millennials compares to baby boomers when they were young adults.

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