IG Live MNC AM X Rista Zwestika “Sandwich Generation : Who´s Afraid”

JAKARTA, July 19, 2022 - The sandwich generation is a generation that occurs due to circumstances, having to bear the life of 3 generations including the generation above it, namely their parents; his own generation, namely himself, and the generation below him, namely the generation of his children. This condition is analogous to a sandwich where a piece of meat is squeezed by 2 pieces of bread. This generation is mostly found in developing countries such as Indonesia, which is thick with kinship values.

Financial factors are the main cause of the emergence of the sandwich generation. This usually happens because the generation above it, in this case the parents, did not prepare sufficient funds during their productive age, so that when they entered retirement age they had no income and had to depend on their children to meet the needs of their parents´ lives. In addition, the strong eastern cultural factor that seems to teach that children must pay attention to the lives of their parents, as a sign of children´s devotion to parents who have worked hard to raise their children until they are able to stand on their own two feet and become successful, thus financing the lives of others. old for the rest of their lives is an obligation.

As a result, the sandwich generation has to carry the heavy burden of making a living. According to research, the sandwich generation is more susceptible to stress because of the multi-role pressure they live. As if the sandwich generation was an inevitable phenomenon. If so, how can the current generation, which is about to enter a mature age, be free from the burden of being the sandwich generation? Even if one day they have to become the sandwich generation, someone can work around it well, so that the sandwich generation is no longer a burdensome and scary thing.

In response to this phenomenon, MNC Asset Management (MNC AM) as a business unit of PT MNC Kapital Indonesia Tbk (BCAP) under MNC Group together with Rista Zwestika, CFP as Financial Planner, who is also Founder and CEO of Finante Indonesia, will collaborate in IG Live on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 19.00 to discuss the phenomenon of the sandwich generation in the digital era and how to respond to it so that the sandwich generation, which is unavoidable, can be lived well, without having to burden themselves and become stressed, so that in the future this phenomenon will slowly occur. The sandwich generation is no longer a scourge and will even disappear because it has good financial management habits.

Annafrid Nikijuluw as the Business Manager of MNC AM and also the host on IG Live said that, "This phenomenon of the sandwich generation is very interesting to discuss, to see from an optimistic point of view about the existence of the Sandwich generation which seems unavoidable given the ingrained Eastern cultural factors about the concept of filial piety to parents, and we are very grateful that we have the opportunity to be able to discuss with the right person, namely Rista Zwestika, who has been in the financial planning world for a long time.”

This was also welcomed by Rista Zwestika, “Actually, with good financial planning, this sandwich generation is no longer a scary generation´s scourge. Someone who is able to manage his finances well from an early age will grow and create a generation that is strong and brave in facing the reality if he has to endure the lives of generations above and below him. I am also very happy and enthusiastic to be able to share tips and solutions with MNC Asset because one form of good money management is to cultivate the habit of investing as a lifestyle.” said Rista.

Want to know how the reviews? Check out the full discussion tonight at 19.00 WIB - 20.00 WIB on the @mncasset and @zwestikarista accounts. Don´t miss it!