The Generations

• Traditionalist PRE 1946
• Baby Boomer 1946 - 1964
• Gen X 1965 - 1979
• Millennial 1980 - 1995
• Gen Edge 1996 - TBD

Events and Conditions

What happens during our formative years has a significant impact on our behavior, outlook and generational personalities.

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Traits

As a result of events and conditions during their formative years, each generation develops a specific set of characteristics.

Financial Outlook

As Boomers continue to hit retirement age, they will lean on advisors for support in juggling their many financial responsibilities and for help broaching wealth transfer conversations with their heirs.

¹ Insured Retirement Institute. Boomer Expectations for Retirement 2014: Fourth Annual Report on the Retirement Preparedness of the Boomer Generation. (2014, April). Retrieved from: http://myirionline.org/docs/default-source/research/boomer-expectations-... 2014.pdf?sfvrsn=0

²Bloomberg Business. (2013, September 17). Preparing for the Mature Consumer Boom. Retrieved from: Bloomberg.

³ Merrill Lynch. Work in Retirement: Myths and Motivations (2014). Retrieved from: https://mlaem.fs.ml.com/content/dam/ML/Articles/pdf/MLWM_Work-in-Retirem...

⁴ SU.S. Trust. 2015 U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth ® Survey. Retrieved from: http://www.ustrust.com/publish/content/application/pdf/GWMOL/USTp_ARTNTG...

⁵ Ameriprise Financial. Money Across Generations IIsm study, Confidence and Conversations (2012). Retrieved from: http://newsroom. ameriprise.com/images/20018/MAG%20Research%20Report%20Confidence%20&%20Conversations%203-22-12.pdf

⁶ Insured Retirement Institute. Boomer Expectations for Retirement 2015: Fifth Annual Report on the Retirement Preparedness of the Boomer Generation. (2015, April). Retrieved from: http://myirionline.org/docs/default-source/research/iri-boomer-expectati... 2015-fifth-annual-update-on-the-retirement-preparedness-of-the-boomer-generation_2.pdf?sfvrsn=2

⁷ PewResearch Center. The Sandwich Generation, Rising Financial Burdens for Middle-Aged Americans. (2013, January). Retrieved from: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/files/2013/01/Sandwich_Generation_Report_...

⁸ MetLife Mature Market Institute. The MetLife Study of Caregiving Costs to Working Caregivers. (2011, June). Retrieved from: https://www.metlife.com/assets/cao/mmi/publications/studies/2011/Caregiv...

⁹ Hearts and Wallet. Press Release Baby Boomers Who’ve Cut Apron Strings for Adult Kids Twice as Likely to Be Retired Than Ones Who Haven’t. (2015, March). Retrieved from: http://www.heartsandwallets.com/baby-boomers-whove-cut-apron-strings-for... to-be-retired-than-ones-who-havent/news/2015/03/

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