April 25 (Reuters) - - Amanda Farris got an ATM card from her father when she was about 13. Her dad told her to treat it like cash and taught her how to tap[馬1] her allowance[馬2] and the money she made working odd jobs.[馬3]

A customer counts her money while waiting in line to check out[馬4] at a Target store on the shopping day dubbed "Black Friday" in Torrington, Connecticut November 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/File Photo

Now, at 25, Farris and her husband are fully independent financially from their parents. But Farris, who works in branding and marketing [馬5] for a Missouri bar association[馬6] , has not stopped asking her father for guidance. When she bought her first home a year ago, he gave extensive advice[馬7] .

As millennials navigate financial milestones – like buying real estate [馬8] or switching jobs [馬9] – the advice of those who raised them [馬10] continues to guide their decisions. Despite being so-called [馬11] digital natives[馬12] , many millennials continue to rely on their parents and mentors more than on online information.

According to a 2017 Instamotor survey, 78.5 percent of U.S. millennials say their parents have given them financial advice, and more than half feel their parents prepared them well to make good financial decisions.

While Farris welcomes information from many sources, the advice she gets from her parents has a special advantage: trust. “Those two people, especially, will always have my best interests [馬13] at heart,” she said.

TEACHABLE MOMENTS

What is the best way for parents to give money advice? “Look for opportunities to create conversations about topics – rather than delivering lectures,” said Rich Ramassini, senior vice president [馬14] at PNC Investments. In addition to decades in the financial industry, Ramassini has first-hand experience [馬15] with his millennial son.

Many financial principles prove applicable across generations [馬16] – like the power of compounding interest[馬17] . “That is an eternal truth that remains true today. Time is your biggest ally when it comes to investing,” said Ramassini.

But Ramassini also noted differences between millennials - often defined[馬18] as those born between 1980 and 2000 - and other generations.

When Ramassini began in the business a few decades ago, he said, you had to go to a financial adviser to get any information. But now, with the proliferation[馬19] of online data and advice, the opposite problem exists – too much information. “People have trouble turning that information into knowledge[馬20] ,” he said.

Technology has also opened up [馬21] new ways of saving and investing, he added, such as through financial apps.

GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES

Besides having to deal with an abundance of technology and data, millennials also face different economic challenges than the baby boomers before them.

A 2017 Credit Suisse [馬22] study found that millennials face tougher borrowing rules, rising home prices and lower income mobility[馬23] than their parents’ generation.

Additionally, Americans now owe over a trillion dollars in student debt.

These concerns are reflected in the topics on which millennials seek advice. The most popular subject was saving, with 72 percent discussing it with their parents, followed by budgeting at 59 percent, according to the Instamotor survey. Half had discussed debt with their parents.

Millennials are twice as likely as the overall investor population to target social or environmental goals while making investments, according to a 2017 report by the Institute[馬24] for Sustainable Investing[馬25] .

HELPFUL CONNECTIONS

Experienced mentors can fill the void[馬26] when parents are not available.

Tarah Rupp, who is an independent caregiver[馬27] in Los Angeles, does not discuss money with her mother, and her father is deceased[馬28] .

The most useful advice has come through her church and her in-laws. Before Rupp turned 21, an older friend from church sat her down to discuss budgeting, and before she bought her first car, her father-in-law taught her how to negotiate [馬29] and to avoid high interest rates.

Katy Neylon, 27, said she is “pretty much an open book” when it comes to talking about money with her parents, although the conversations are mostly one direction. While Neylon does share salary and investing habits with her parents, she does not ask them about their own finances.

Beyond[馬30] asking for money and job-hunting guidance, Neylon, a marketing administrator at a private golf community, also turns to her father for advice on more philosophical aspects of consumption, like how to maintain a basic level of happiness - specifically, how to avoid ratcheting up[馬31] one’s desires and expectations with every rise on the career and salary ladder.

Working in Durango, Colorado, a “really tiny mountain town” focused on hospitality, gives her a lifestyle where she can ski[馬32] nearly every weekend, she said. But it also required giving up a potentially[馬33] more lucrative[馬34] career path elsewhere.

She and her father often share their feelings on the balance between happiness and financial success. “We come to the conclusion that sometimes we pick lifestyle over pay, which is definitely what I’m doing,” she said.

[馬1]使用

[馬2]零花錢

[馬3]打零工

[馬4]結賬離開

[馬5]品牌推廣和營銷

[馬6]律師協會

The bar： is used to refer to the profession of any kind of lawyer in the United States, or of a barrister in England. 律師職業

[馬7]廣泛的建議

Extensive reading 廣泛閱讀

Extensive views 深入的看法

[馬8]property in buildings and land

不動產房產

[馬9]換工作

[馬10]那些撫養他們的人的建議

[馬11]ADJ You use so-called to indicate that you think a word or expression used to describe someone or something is in fact wrong. 所謂的

[馬12]數字原住民

[馬13]最大利益

[馬14]高級副總裁

[馬15]第一手經驗

[馬16]許多金融原則適合幾代人

[馬17]復利

[馬18]定義

[馬19]增加

[馬20]人們很難將這些信息轉化成知識

[馬21]開辟

[馬22]瑞士信貸

[馬23]流動性

[馬24]協會

[馬25]可持續投資

[馬26]空缺

[馬27]護理者

[馬28]去世的

[馬29]談判

[馬30]除了。。。之外

[馬31]逐步上升

[馬32]滑雪

[馬33]潛在地可能地

[馬34]有利可圖的

Millennials turn to parents to navigate money milestones