We recently asked college students for their thoughts about retirement—when they want to retire, when they’ll start saving, and what they hope to do once they’re retired. Here’s what they told us.
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I recently overheard a remarkably in-depth discussion between two moms who were debating the features of several fairly expensive baby strollers. As the mom of two children, a toddler and an infant, I’ll sheepishly admit that I spent a ridiculous amount of time researching which double stroller to purchase. In hindsight, I spent too much time and too much money on the decision. (I’m even more embarrassed to think about how few times my kids have actually used their fancy double-wide ride.) I’ve probably wasted countless precious hours on decisions that seemed important at the time—but just weren’t important in the grand scheme of things.
I did at least one thing right, however. Perhaps because I work for Vanguard, I opened 529 accounts for both of my kids well before their first birthdays.
Beloit College has once again issued its annual “Mindset List,” this time for the class of 2014.
While much of the press uses this list as a way to emphasize new college students’ youth and inexperience, Beloit describes it as a look at the “touchstones” that may color collegians’ thinking now and in the future.
Thank you for all of your comments on my “Generation D” blog post. We heard from students, recent grads, parents, and investors. Your comments were insightful and passionate, and pointed to several major themes.
Some of you admitted to, or alluded to, confusion over the terms of student loans and the implications of those terms. “Read the fine print” was the phrase that struck me. (I was looking at a promissory note from Sallie Mae this week, and it’s not an easy document to get through.)
Graduation season is upon us. Many of us have children, grandchildren, or acquaintances sailing out of school … and hitting pretty rough seas in the job market.
I had planned to speak to my sons about investing once they graduate. But while investing is undeniably important, I think a better discussion would be around debt management.