Generations X’s aren’t slackers; they just need more guidance, according to research sponsored by
“They aren’t’ being well served,” said Jonathan Craig, who spearheads Schwab’s efforts to reach out to thirtysomethings.
With larger school loans, and more lavish lifestyles dependent on cell phones, computers and Internet service, GenXers earn less, in real dollars, than the generation before.
In 2005, the median income of a male between the age of 25 and 24 was $31,161. In today’s dollars, the same demographic earned $35,296, on average, in 1975.
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