• Millennials are very interested in investing and come along right in time for baby boomers who need to dump their assets in preparation for a comfy retirement.
• We’ll discuss a few things Millennials need to know before investing that aren’t often publicized due to conflicts of interest.
• Beware of fees. Following this piece of advice can save you a cool million in your lifetime, and we’ll show you how just below.

Introduction

On Monday we discussed the Next 50, a new index that includes stocks in companies whose primary customers are Millennials (the generation born between 1980 and 2000).

The Next 50 is an index totally focused on growth, but with some questionable fundamentals and uncertain futures for the companies listed. Nevertheless, investing has become a hot topic amongst Millennials. This is of essential importance to the Baby Boomer generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) as they begin to retire and the need for new investors to pick up their stocks arises. More →