Millennials’ values may come back to haunt them

Priorities of the workforce’s largest generation may be hurting long-term wealth creation, expert says.

“Experiences over things” is a mantra many millennials embrace, but a local wealth manager sees it as a liability to their futures.

Tom DeMeester is managing director of the Grand Rapids office of Kalamazoo-based wealth management firm Greenleaf Trust. He spoke about the obstacles to financial security for the generation born between 1981 and 1996, commonly known as Generation Y or millennials.

Read more at the Grand Rapids Business Journal.