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Tribune Media Services: An Uphill Battle for Generation X
The Pew Charitable Trusts' report explores how the Great Recession affected the wealth and retirement security of baby boomers relative to younger and older age groups. As it turns out, the downturn inflicted the greatest financial damage on Generation X, or those born between 1966 and 1975, who are now 38 to 47 years old. more
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ABC News: Generation X Fares Poorly During Recession, Study Found
A Pew Charitable Trust study, titled “Retirement Security Across Generations,” examined the savings behavior of five age groups before the Great Recession hit and found that Gen Xers. more
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AARP Blog: Recession Will Haunt Us Into Retirement
Retirement Security Across Generations: Are Americans Prepared for Their Golden Years? was done by the Pew Charitable Trusts to examine how the recession affected the wealth and retirement security of boomers compared with other age groups. more
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Los Angeles Times: Today’s Retirees Face Declining Standard of Living, Study Says
The retirement crisis is deepening, with recent generations of Americans less financially prepared for their golden years than their parents or grandparents, according to a new study. more
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Pew Finds Post-Recession Boomers and Gen-Xers Are Less Prepared for Retirement than Older Generations
A new study from The Pew Charitable Trusts, Retirement Security Across Generations: Are Americans Prepared for Their Golden Years?, examines the savings behavior of five age groups before the Great Recession. The research also explores how wealth losses during the recession affected each group’s retirement security by calculating replacement rates.
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