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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
An American Gen Xer, meanwhile, who has saved at the same levels will now have a fortune worth 606% of their disposable income, with an annual return rate of 6.7%.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Fortunately, not every Gen Xer decided to focus their time on bong hits and coffee shop guitar solos.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The average millionaire is now a Gen Xer, meaning someone born between 1965 and 1980, according to Point2, which studies and writes about real estate.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024
In the first season, Harper Stern—a Black American trainee at the bank—finds her allegiances torn between two bosses: Daria Greenock, a white Millennial fluent in the rhetoric of corporate feminism, and Eric Tao, an Asian American Gen Xer feared for his ruthlessness.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
On yet another extremely normal day in Washington in 2024, a Gen Xer, a boomer and a millennial spent several minutes on live television on Monday trying to puzzle out the meaning of a meme.
—Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
The oldest Gen Xers are now turning 59 and a half, a milestone in retirement planning.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 11 July 2024
And in 2012, baby boomer Mitt Romney put the first Gen Xer on a national ticket, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, then 42.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
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The typical Gen Xer began saving for retirement at age 30, half a decade later than millennials, according to the Transamerica Center.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
An American Gen Xer, meanwhile, who has saved at the same levels will now have a fortune worth 606% of their disposable income, with an annual return rate of 6.7%.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Fortunately, not every Gen Xer decided to focus their time on bong hits and coffee shop guitar solos.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The average millionaire is now a Gen Xer, meaning someone born between 1965 and 1980, according to Point2, which studies and writes about real estate.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024
In the first season, Harper Stern—a Black American trainee at the bank—finds her allegiances torn between two bosses: Daria Greenock, a white Millennial fluent in the rhetoric of corporate feminism, and Eric Tao, an Asian American Gen Xer feared for his ruthlessness.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
On yet another extremely normal day in Washington in 2024, a Gen Xer, a boomer and a millennial spent several minutes on live television on Monday trying to puzzle out the meaning of a meme.
—Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
The oldest Gen Xers are now turning 59 and a half, a milestone in retirement planning.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 11 July 2024
And in 2012, baby boomer Mitt Romney put the first Gen Xer on a national ticket, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, then 42.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
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“Xer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Xer. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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