
Does it surprise you that the Millennial Generation (1980-99 birth dates) is a bigger generation than the Baby Boomers? In the United States, we have 76 million Baby Boomers and 87 million Millennials. And here’s another amazing fact. What do you think the average age in the U.S. is? Would you believe it’s 22? These facts, a conversation with a Millennial, and two reports from Dimensional Fund Advisors led me to these conclusions: 1. Millennials, now ages 15-34 are good but not genius retirement savers 2. Planning retirement savings isn’t any more critical than planning retirement consumption 3. The smartest savers, Millennials and other generations, […] Read more »