Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 19, 2018
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June 19, 2018: The average millennial expects to retire at age 56. A TD Ameritrade survey found that the average millennial male expects to retire at 53. For millennial females, that figure is 59.[1]
However, 28% of millennials don’t expect to retire at all.
The following list shows the average age at which millennials expect to achieve other life milestones:
- First career job: 25
- Move in with a serious partner: 26
- Marriage: 28
- First child: 28
- Purchase a house: 30
- Pay off student loans: 31
- Begin saving for retirement: 36
Twenty-five percent (25%) don’t ever expect to marry, and 30% don’t expect to have children.
Twenty percent (20%) don’t think they’ll ever pay off student loans, and 24% don’t expect to purchase a home.
For purposes of this study, millennials were defined as those currently 21-37 years old.
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