When did you know you wanted to become an entrepreneur? In the mid-60s I worked as a janitor for the Ford Motor Company factory during part of my college days. After going to work for Shell Oil company in their Chicago regional headquarters, I asked to be moved to ‘the field’ to a territory of Shell Oil dealers. After management resistance on my not being tough enough, I was placed in one of the roughest […]
Generation X is usually an afterthought. The fight between Millennials and Baby Boomers is often played out on cable news, Twitter, and Tick Tok. Generation X is significantly smaller than either of these groups, but Gen X’s position has been one of the early adopters of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in both the workplace and society. Twenty years ago, an Inclusion and Diversity report by an organization was unseen, but now that Generation X […]
Generations X (Gen-Xers) or “The Forgotten Generation” are born between 1965 and 1980. Compared to Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers take more financial risks in making investment decisions given their earnings increased over the years. Compared to Millennials, GenXers are also in better financial positions for several reasons. Gen-Xers are further along in their careers, and; thus, higher up on the salary scale. They are also spared by the increasing student debts that are crippling younger generations. […]
What exactly does the future hold for Generation X Investors, those born approximately between 1965 and 1980? One primary attribute of these over-seventy million people is that they are likely retiring in about 10 to 15 years from now. Presently, subsequent generations describe them as being slack, cynical, and disaffected by recent trends. But as an entrepreneur in real estate investment, they can be credited with a pioneering entrepreneurial spirit who is more thorough in […]
