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Millennial Hourly Wages Higher Than Those Of Baby Boomers

PYMNTS

Millennial hourly wages are higher than those of any other generation, according to the latest data from Paychex. In its latest report, “ The Rise of the Millennial Employee ,” Paychex found that millennial hourly wages have been steadily increasing since 2011, while those of Generation X and Baby Boomers have been steadily declining.

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12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials

CB Insights

Popular media coverage of millennials often fixates on the industries the generation is allegedly killing and their supposed fiscal irresponsibility. Some industries benefiting from millennials’ increased spending power, such as travel, reflect well-worn Gen Y tropes like the general preference for “experiences” over things.

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12 Industries Experts Say Millennials Are Killing — And Why They’re Wrong

CB Insights

Every few weeks, another story about the dreaded generation surfaces: millennials are killing casual dining; millennials are killing breakfast cereal; millennials are killing home ownership. Millennials aren’t shunning luxury goods; they’re just renting them instead of buying. Millennials are in debt.

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SoFi Sees Investor Accounts Double Thanks To Fractional Shares

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The company said the account is secure and offers rewards for savers with higher interest relative to the national average of transactional accounts. The former Twitter and National Football League executive said 40 percent of trades on SoFi Invest are through fractional shares. It will be available to U.S. consumers this summer.

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How Can Banks Thrive in the Next Five Years?

Jeff For Banks

Then came this bubble generation they named millennials. Ever call your millennial child only to get a text back asking "what?" There is a fintech firm, SoFi, that was born in 2011, that focuses on millennials financial needs. Because that is what millennials needed at the time. We can ignore millennials no more.'

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Target Teams Up With Dwell For ‘Modern’ Décor Collection

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The big-box retailer grew to national prominence on the idea of high-class stylings in a middle-class commerce venue, and the idea that there is a wide swath of customers out there who both consider themselves a little too discerning for Walmart and too smart to pay bust-out retail at high-line shops if they don’t have to.

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Good News from Gen Next

Independent Banker

Out of Mom and Dad’s basement, millennials are primed to become your next best customers. Bauhs is on the tail end of the “millennial” generation, which is commonly defined as those born between 1980 and 2000. This is really the moment for community banks to show that they’re a fit for millennials. By Ed Avis.