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What Younger Workers Can Learn from Older Workers, and Vice Versa

Harvard Business Review

Over time, financial literacy increases; in our sample, it was highest for people in their sixties. As life and careers continue to lengthen, being better able to understand and support one’s future self will become increasingly important. So it makes sense for the old to share their insights about finances with the young.

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How Unemployment Affects Twentysomethings’ Self-Worth

Harvard Business Review

Does unemployment threaten young adults’ developing confidence? Even though unstable work histories are common in the early stage of one’s career, economic self-sufficiency and residential independence are widely accepted markers of adulthood that are threatened by unemployment. Young workers may be no different.