February 2021

Millennials’ Adoption of Personal Financial Management (PFM) Technology and Financial Behavior

By Brian Walsh, HanNa Lim This paper uses the Technology Acceptance Model to analyze the factors associated with personal financial management technology (PFM) adoption among millennials and extends the analysis to understand how PFM adoption is associated with financial behavior. Data from the 2018 National Financial Capability Study was used for this analysis. Evidence suggests that millennials engaging in digital side hustles, such as Uber or Lyft, are significantly more likely to adopt PFM technology. Individuals experiencing higher financial pressure...

How do we stop a generation from sleepwalking into retirement?

Five years on from the introduction of Pension Freedoms, new research by The People’s Pension and State Street Global Advisors has shown that mature savers are sleepwalking into retirement. They risk running out of Defined Contribution pension savings and, with a third of their retirement still to come, could spend their later years reliant on the state pension. In-depth research by consultancy Ignition House explores both retirement planning and spending habits following the introduction of freedoms in 2015. The...

¿Pueden los millennials tener una pensión digna?

Es frecuente que la preocupación por el retiro se genere cuando ya está cerca y es demasiado tarde para hacer algún cambio significativo en las finanzas. Entre más pronto se tome conciencia de ese requerimiento futuro, será posible tener todo bajo control. Comencemos por delimitar la magnitud del reto. 1.- Como entraste a laborar después del primero de julio de 1997, te jubilarás con lo que ahorres en forma individual a través de tu Afore. 2.- Según los estudios actuariales de...

July 2020

La conducta de mexicanos millenials de 18 a 37 años de la ZMG respecto al ahorro para el retiro

Por América Ahtziri Calderón Ortiz, Juan Gaytán Cortés El objetivo de estudio de esta investigación consiste en identificar y analizar la conducta de los mexicanos millenials de 18 a 37 años respecto al ahorro para el retiro, además de determinar cuáles son los factores internos que tienen relación, y benefician el ahorro, tales como la motivación, percepción, actitud y necesidades. En la investigación se utilizará información de la Encuesta Nacional de Inclusión Financiera realizada por el INEGI en 2015...

June 2020

Ahorro y Jubilación entre los “Milennials” Españoles: Un Análisis Preliminar

Por Sara Fernández-López, Sara Fernández-López, Lucía Rey-Ares Este trabajo estudia el ahorro para la jubilación en el colectivo millennial, tratando de averiguar si los factores tradicionales que determinan el ahorro para la jubilación de generaciones anteriores mantienen su efecto en el colectivo millennial o si bien pueden existir diferencias que requieran investigaciones más profusas. Metodologia: Utilizando la Encuesta Financiera a las Familias, se evalúa una muestra de 6.197 hogares en el año 2011, aplicando sendos análisis descriptivo y multivariante....

February 2020

Millennial Generation: Information on the Economic Status of Millennial Households Compared to Previous Generations

By Charles A. Jeszeck, Michael J. Collins, Jessica Rider, Kathleen McQueeney, Layla Moughari Recent research indicates that, across three key measures, economic mobility in the United States is limited. Specifically, the Millennial generation (those born between 1982 and 2000) might not have the same opportunity as previous generations had to fare better economically than their parents. According to studies GAO reviewed, the share of people making more money than their parents at the same age (absolute mobility) has declined...

Retirement Planning: Why millennials need to start saving early

The young cohort of Indian population - Millennials - must realize the evolving scenario and appreciate the importance of saving early for a better post-retirement life. Globalization, innovation, advances in science and technology — our world is changing rapidly amid these developments. Many of these trends are so impactful that they can be considered megatrends. Changes brought about by such magnitude are already shaping societal constructs, how people lead their daily lives, plan for their future, and, ultimately, prepare...

November 2019

Why millennials should care about government pensions even if they don’t have one

Public pensions are not exactly a burning issue for millennials. In their minds, they won’t be retiring for decades, and pensions won’t affect their lives anytime soon. That line of thinking couldn’t be further from the truth. There’s currently a public pension crisis that doesn’t just affect retired government employees, but also young people in the workforce — both in terms of their future retirement plans and current salaries. Millennials, tune in. Most local and state retirement plans use...

Young people are saving more for retirement than Boomers and Generation X — and this is why

Young people are saving more than previous generations, according to a study, flipping the historical trend that saw older savers put the most money aside towards retirement. This was the stunning finding of a global survey of more than 25,000 investors across 32 countries, by asset manager Schroders. The study revealed those aged between 18 and 37 – Generation Z and millennials, though the study groups them all as millennials – are saving nearly 16% of their annual income...

October 2019

Don’t Save for Retirement: A Millennial’s Guide to Financial Freedom

By Daniel Ameduri Baby boomers are always giving millennials advice on the importance of saving for retirement. But Daniel Ameduri says that the results are in for the retirement experiment of the last 75 years and they’re really bad. When he was twenty-seven years old, Daniel was on the brink of bankruptcy. A decade later, he’s a multi-millionaire, having taught himself about economics, investing, and other money matters that he never learned at school or at home. The expert...