Gen X, It’s Your Turn: It’s Time to Think About Retirement

The Financial Answer with Nathan O’Bryant · Jul 10, 2025 · 18m

Cue the mixtape! It’s Gen X’s turn to get serious about retirement. Today, Nathan talks about why it’s time for this often-overlooked generation to be at the center of the retirement conversation. Gen Xers have weathered market crashes, economic swings, and a total rewrite of retirement expectations. Nathan breaks down the reality behind the statistics, like why nearly 50% of Gen Xers say they’re not financially prepared, and offers practical tools for catching up.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

🧠 Why Gen X has the mindset and independence to reinvent retirement

🧾 What the…