Neil Howe: Millennials: Are We There Yet?

[Dan '82]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/201...10dba528a3

Quote:Let’s just jump right in. When will Millennials truly “show up” in the economy?
That’s one of the big questions everyone is asking these days. When will the tide turn for this generation? Could 2016 be the year? After all, the giant Millennial cohort born in 1990, the largest birth cohort of their generation, turns 26 this year—precisely the age when young adults have always started becoming homeowners and forming families of their own.

There’s this widespread belief that Millennials’ delayed start is just that—delayed. When the economy improves, plenty of people think that a switch will flip in Millennials’ brains and they will all be clamoring to get married, have children, and buy a house to make up for lost time...




http://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/201...10dba528a3