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ETFs for Gen X and Gen Y
Friday, August 24, 2012 - 3:00pm | 996Read More...While there are no concrete dates of birth that allow one to be considered a member of Generation X, it is generally accepted those born starting in the early 1960s through the early 1980s are "Gen X-ers." Millennials, or members of Generation Y, are said to have been born in the late 1970s or...
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Unemployment and Generation Y: Change Will Come Sooner or Later
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 1:17pm | 1776Read More...What is the economic and cultural course of prolonged youth unemployment in the US?I. Is the government trying to keep young Americans unemployed?A MarketWatch article written by former chief economist for the Department of Labor Diana Furchtgott-Roth discussed youth unemployment and how the "...
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Komunumo: Multi-Generational Households, Economy, and Stocks to Watch
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 2:49pm | 1375Read More...In light of tough economic times, stagnant wages, and rising costs of living, multi-generational households are becoming more popular as multiple generations choose to live under the same roof in order to conserve resources.Yahoo! News recently reported how "[m]ore than 50 million Americans,...
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Sears, Best Buy: Retail and Our Nebulous Job Market
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 12:50pm | 1813Read More...With the news of Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) and Best Buy's (NYSE: BBY) closing a number of stores, it is as if we are witnessing the twilight of retail. The decline of the retail world is probably related to the rise in Internet commerce and tightening wallets, but how does retail's...
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Why You Should Be Gravely Concerned About the Old-Young Wealth Gap in the US
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 2:32pm | 2159Read More..."You can't get a grip if there's nothing to hold." ~MGMT, from "Flash Delirium" What is the wealth gap between younger and older Americans, and what does this situation portend for the future?The Associated Press' Hope Yen reported Monday that the wealth gap between the young and the old in the...
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Reverie on the So-Called Entitlement Generation
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 12:06pm | 2214Read More...Amid the discussions on the Internet regarding the Occupy Wall Street protests, it has not been uncommon to read some commenting on current events criticizing the protesters as being part of a so-called "entitlement generation". I think the use of the phrase "entitlement generation" to refer to...
