Falling behind: Millennials are approaching middle age in worse financial shape than every living generation ahead of them, lagging behind baby boomers and Gen Xers despite a decade of economic growth and falling unemployment. Hobbled by the financial crisis and recession that struck as they began their working life, Americans born between 1981 and 1996 have failed to match every other generation of young adults born since the Great Depression. Read the full story.
Seller’s market: While Baton Rouge’s residential market remains in flux, slowly shifting from a seller’s to buyer’s market, the trend doesn’t extend west. Driven by a lack of new construction, Lafayette is heading into a seller’s market. Read the full story.
Middle-class path: Mastering code and applying it in business, some experts say, holds the promise of becoming the modern path to the middle class for people without four-year college degrees. While the techie’s path to the middle class can be compared to manufacturing jobs, experts say the demand for tech is too small for comparison. Read the full story.
