«Among the current generation of young households, those who own homes carry more mortgage debt relative to
income than previous generations did at the same age,» the review said.
You'll probably be more active, live and work longer, and need to rely more on what you've saved for
income than previous generations.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, Millennials have lower
income and stock ownership levels
than previous generations did at the same age.
That may be due to
income growth and the fact that millennials have been renting for a longer period of time
than previous generations, putting them higher up on the pay scale.
If millennials are correct and their employment continuity is more precarious
than previous generations, or else they really are going to prioritize work - life balance or following their passions over constant, steady employment, then the fluctuations in their work - related
incomes year - to - year might make RRSPs a useful vehicle for those years of lower or no other
income.
The need to potentially stretch out
income over a longer period
than previous generations also means that some people may not want to tap Social Security when they're first eligible.
Jim Otar of retirementoptimizer.com thinks SunFlex is structured better
than the
previous generation of variable annuities, because the
income adjustments more closely reflect actual fund performance.
He expects people retiring 30 to 40 years from now to have
incomes that are smaller relative to their working - age salaries
than did
previous generations.
And as a recent Pew Research report found, the
income gap between today's young college graduates and those without a college degree is much wider
than it was for
previous generations of young adults.
[0:14:47] PA: Yeah, you talk about having the long time horizon and how it's so important to get started investing when you're young but I was reading a study of millennials and how they're much more conservative investors that some
previous generations and I was reading that many of them are saving cash and fixed
income investments much higher
than previous generations.