Millennials are today’s largest-growing demographic and poised to take over as investors, consumers and leaders.
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Percentage of Millennials who describe themselves as “conservative” investors: 43
Percentage of Millennials who could correctly answer four questions on a five-question financial literacy quiz: 18
Percentage of Millennials who want the option to have video meetings with advisors: 61
Percentage of Millennials who are concerned they have too much debt: 46
Percentage of Millennials who have engaged in costly non-bank forms of borrowing (e.g., pawn shops and payday lenders): 43
The average age of first marriage in the United States in 2014 for men and women, respectively, up from 23 for women and 26 for men in 1990: 27 and 29
Percentage of Millennials who say they would prefer to marry but feel they lack the necessary economic foundation: 69
Percentage of Millennials who agree with the statement, “Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted?” 19
Percentage of baby boomers who agree: 40
Proportion of Millennials who believe that they will get no benefits from Social Security: half
Percentage of Millennials who say personal recommendations and word-of-mouth publicity influences their product purchases more than TV ads: 63
Percentage of Millennials who have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher, making them the most educated generation in American history: 63
Percentage of Millennials who think being an entrepreneur means having a certain mindset rather than starting a company: 90
Percentage of Millennials who either want to start a business or already have started one: 54
Percentage of Millennials who reject jobs from companies that ban social media: 56
Average tenure for Millennial employees, down from an average of five years for Gen X and seven years for Baby Boomers: 2
Sources: Pew Research Center; Time Magazine; Accenture; The FINRA Investor Education Foundation, The Financial Capability of Young Adults—A Generational View; Oracle; 16 Edelman Digital; Intrepid; Millennial Branding; oDesk; Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship; Payscale; Cisco Systems.