Tag: Hispanic

A group of millennials

It’s still too early to assess the full impact of the COVID-19 downturn on Millennials’ economic fortunes. But Black Millennials had already lost a lot of ground before the pandemic hit their communities hard. Their wealth in 2019 was just half of what would be expected based on how much wealth their parents’ generation had…

People waiting by a bus

The oldest minority retirees are struggling with debt, a new Urban Institute study finds. The researchers’ starting point is that people generally reduce their debt as they age. To prepare for retiring, older workers try to pay down their mortgage balances and pay off credit cards. Once retired, their debt continues to shrink. But on…