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Young Aussies set lofty retirement goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... the charge behind impact investing. The global survey found impact investing appealed to 56% of millennials, with generation X (52%) and baby boomers (44%) follow closely behind.

Millennials looking for impact: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... measured in a corresponding survey in 2016. American Century said impact investing appealed to 56% of millennials, with generation X (52%) and baby boomers (44%) following closely behind. American Century Investments vice president, head of ESG and investment ...

OneVue to create digital community via acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... chief executive Vanessa Stoykov described the sale as an enormous stride forward in making pensions irrelevant for Generation X and beyond. "To reach more people, we needed scale and access to technology. OneVue provides both. More importantly, however ...

SMSFs ceding ground to direct investors in the ETF market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... found that of those who currently use or intend to use ETFs in the coming year, 38% were millennials, followed by generation X (32%) and baby boomers (27%). Similarly, the average age of an ETF investor five years ago was 56, while those investing within ...

REST rolls out its millennial pitch

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... last decade, with gains in superannuation market share made by all three younger generations since September 2007. Generation X now comprises 36.2%, Millennials sit at 14.6% and Generation Z is up from zero to 1.9%. This corresponds with the declining ...

Younger generations gaining super ground

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... (Australia) shows gains in superannuation market share were made by all three younger generations since September 2007 with Generation X now comprising 36.2%, Millennials sit at 14.6% and Generation Z up from zero to 1.9%. This corresponds with the declining ...

Young Aussies driving sharemarket

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... these demographics that nabtrade has ever seen. For comparison, the number of domestic shares held by Baby Boomer and Generation X investors rose 5% and 7% over the same period. Further, investment selections demonstrate an increased understanding of ...

Advice key to living the dream

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... way. About 80% of those surveyed remain worried about money and finances, with around 25% - largely comprised of Generation X and Y respondents - even demonstrating acute stress levels. Reflecting this, most of the measures Australians now attribute ...

Baby boomers lag on retirement planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... most believe that they will only need to replace 64% of their current income in retirement. Millennials (65%) and Generation X (69%) investors have already calculated what will be required to live a comfortable retirement, though there is an obvious ...

DomaCom chasing Federal Court exemption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... Arthur Naoumidis said. "Residential property can be used as an anchor asset class for the superannuation portfolios of Generation X and Y investors which can then expand to other asset classes later in life. The Gen X/Y investors can then rent the property ...