Returns on 401(k) Assets by Cohort
March 24, 2010
The brief’s key findings are:
- Early Baby Boomers were hit hard by the financial crisis.
- But, over their careers, markets have treated them well:
- they have enjoyed 9-percent returns on equities; and
- they have fared much better than either Late Boomers or Gen Xers.
- Gen Xers have faced the worst investment climate, but Late Boomers are more vulnerable because they have less time to recover.
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Munnell, Alicia H. and Jean-Pierre Aubry. 2010. "Returns on 401(k) Assets by Cohort" Issue in Brief 10-6. Chestnut Hill, MA: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
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