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Aussies say they're paying too much tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... believe they pay too much tax each financial year. According to the study, 80% of millennials feel this way, while 72% of Gen X and 63% of Gen Z do. Only 39% of Baby Boomers feel this way. Finder said many see the stage 3 tax cuts as a welcome reprieve ...

Younger Aussies embracing SMSFs, guidance needed

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... Addressing the crowd at the SMSF Association Conference in Brisbane, Hurley cited new research by Class, which found that Gen X and Millenials represent 74.6% of all new SMSF establishments. What's more, women in the age bracket 35-44 are the biggest ...

ETFs reigned supreme in 2023: Superhero

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... portfolios." While younger investors (Gen Z and Millennials) leaned towards ETFs, resources were front of mind for older investors (Gen X and Boomers) with resource stocks making up four of the top five most traded Australian stocks for the two generations ...

Young investors fall prey to bad social media advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... generation. Millennials (21%) and Gen Z (17%) also tend to use generative AI for financial advice and guidance, compared to Gen X (7%) and Baby Boomers (2%). Conversely, a study by HSBC released in September found that Australian investors look to social ...

Australians prioritise financial independence: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... remained focused on becoming homeowners while 54% of Millennials prioritised a good work-life balance overall. When it came to Gen X and Baby Boomers, both cohorts said financial independence was number one. According to the data, younger Australians ...

'Kick down the road' mentality fuels retirement insecurity: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... Australians approach retirement, their confidence in having adequate funds drops. Over half of the Baby Boomers and 38% of Gen X participants reported a lack of confidence, compared to just 31% of Millennials. Findex co-chief executive Matt Games said ...

Young, millionaire investors challenge stereotypes: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... During the quarter, ending March 31, younger investors were the highest adopters of a buy-and-hold strategy compared to Gen X and Baby Boomer generations, Openmarkets found. "In Q1 2023, millennials and Gen Z executed the lowest number of trades, with ...

Aussies not bothered by volatile markets: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... ETFs. "Four out of five Millennials indicate ETFs have improved the overall performance of their portfolio, versus 73% of Gen X and 48% of Boomers," she said. "Millennials are also the most likely to agree that ETFs provide more liquidity during market ...

How Australians are losing retirement returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... each month will make a huge difference when it comes to retirement, thanks to compounding interest." Results showed that Gen X are the most likely to make monthly contributions to their super (17%), compared to 10% of Gen Z. But, more than a third of ...

Generational home ownership gap widens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... finding just 34% of Millennials had bought their first home by the age of 30, compared to 62% of Baby Boomers and 42% of Gen X. It also found that while 92% of Baby Boomers were no longer living with parents by their 30 th birthday, only 72% of Millennials ...
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