Why millennials say they need $525,000 a year to be happy

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Millennials said they need to earn $525,000 a year to be happy in a recent survey.

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Gen Z is forcing a workplace reckoning that should have happened years ago

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United Auto Workers members pushed the Detroit Three for better pay and a four-day workweek.

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It's a great time to be a boomer

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Boomers are thriving financially.

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Boomers are dominating the economy and benefiting from historic rate hikes. BofA explains which stock trades to make as millennials struggle.

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Residents of the John Knox Village Continuing Care Retirement Community participate in a water aerobics class on October 15, 2021 in Pompano Beach, Florida.

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Millennials and Gen Z are banking on an inheritance from their boomer parents. That's a big mistake.

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Boomers are rolling in financial assets. But they are probably going to spend all their savings before they can pass anything down to their children.

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You may hate high interest rates and home prices, but many boomers have reason to celebrate

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell's war against inflation could be helping prop up many older Americans' wallets.

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'Blame the Boomers': A paradox in the housing market is what's really behind rising demand and home prices

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Millennials entered the workforce caring more about work than boomers, but now a survey has found no generation values work-life balance more — even Gen Z

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Workers commuting to the office in London.

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For Gen Z, financial security isn't enough to feel wealthy

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Gen Zers don't prioritize financial security as much as older generations

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Boomers enjoy vacation while Gen Z feels guilty about being away from work, survey finds

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