Pursuits

Millennials Are Starting to Change the Stock Market

  • Travel and leisure shares outperforming traditional retailers
  • Experiences trump stuff for generation born between 1980-2000

Starting 2016 Right: Money Survival Tips for Millennials

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Alistair Owen pours most of his paycheck into what he calls a travel-and-lifestyle fund.

“I’m not saving up to buy anything,” said the 28-year-old engineer, who shares a rented apartment with two flatmates in south London. “I prefer to go out for dinner at a nice place, pay a round at the pub or explore a new area of the world. I feel like I would be losing out on living if I chose to own stuff instead.”