Gen X

According to the United States Department of Justice, "[T]he ages of 25–44 are the peak years for filing bankruptcy. People between the ages of 45 and 59 file at about the rate that would be expected by their proportion in the population at large." In other words, those who file bankruptcy...

Most Americans will experience a psychological event sometime between their late thirties and late fifties where, due to both physical/mental changes and environmental transitions, a sense of instability or unrest settles in. Unaffectionately called the "Midlife Crisis," this phenomenon...

Various demographics are driving the growth of the U.S. exchange-traded funds industry, but issuers of such products seem particularly enamored by Baby Boomers and Millennials. Fortunately for ETF issuers, Millennials are embracing ETFs in significant fashion. As Benzinga reported in September,...

Take it from a curmudgeonly member of Generation X, we're unloved. Well, maybe not “unloved,” but we of the Family Ties, Miami Vice, glam rock, grunge and East Coast/West Coast hsip hop generation are pretty much ignored by the financial services community. Here's two cents (and...

Every time a shopper chooses to buy a product, he or she makes a choice among countless retailers. Why do consumers choose one retailer over the others? That is the billion-dollar question for retailers, often solidifying the difference between the Fortune 500 list and bankruptcy. Bizrate...

Family members do not have to be legal dependents to be financial burdens. Likewise, major life changes seem to occur cyclically within family units. Children age and hit new stages of independence; parents age and hit new stages of dependence. Facing the generational changes of growing up and...