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Now is the perfect time for millennials to save for retirement

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Millennials are often regarded as financial freewheelers. People are always quick to assume that the twenty and thirty-somethings of this era do not take their financial health and retirement seriously. However, more and more millennials are becoming concerned and are taking charge of their future. Image source: moneynewsdaily.com Now is the perfect time for millennials to save for their future. Options may be unavailable for them when they start saving late. A study led by The New York Times zoomed in on the financial lives of five millennials who were saving for their future. The research landed on these conclusions:  -These millennial savers are taking advantage of Roth retirement funds. These include individual retirement and 401(k)’s that are different from traditional retirement schemes made after tax.  -Millennial workers to contribute as much as what their employers are willing to match in a 401(k).  Aside from taking care of their retirement f