Tag: marriage patterns of millennials

Picture was improving, but Millennials still far behind earlier cohorts in saving for retirement. The Federal Reserve’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) offers an opportunity to reassess the outlook for Millennials just prior to the pandemic. Millennials – defined here as those born during 1981-99 – are unique in several ways. They are t…

The Center for Retirement Research just published a second study on how family circumstances affect contributions to 401(k) plans. The first, as reported a few weeks ago, showed that a 401(k) contributor in a two-earner couple with only one saver did not save more to compensate for the fact that his or her spouse did…