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How Baby Boomers Are Bankrupting Their Children
We examine the 'Great Wealth Transfer' that economists predict will move forty-one trillion dollars from older generations to younger ones by twenty fifty. Lucas and Luna break down why this isn't just a windfall for millennials and Gen Z, but a structural shock to asset prices, housing markets, and corporate governance. We look at specific data from the Federal Reserve on wealth concentration among those over sixty-five versus those under forty, and explore how the timing of these inheritances might trigger a recession in consumer spending as boomers finally liquidate their…
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