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Fortune
Mary Moreland

Gen X is the most indebted generation in America. Their employers can fix that

Mary Moreland-Abbott Executive Vice President of Human Resources. (Credit: Courtesy of Abbott)

Generation X is quietly drowning in debt.

Often called the “sandwich generation,” these 40- and 50-somethings are financially squeezed by the burden of caring for their aging Baby Boomer and Silent Generation parents and simultaneously covering their Gen Z children’s college tuition, all while still paying off their own mortgages, credit cards, and particularly student loans.

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