Here's a post with some actual charts and numbers: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2013/03/15/gen-x-and-gen-y-wealth-stagnates/ http://www.forbes.com/

Here's a post with some actual charts and numbers: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2013/03/15/gen-x-and-gen-y-wealth-stagnates/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2013/03/15/gen-x-a.... The conclusions looks like: 1) People in the age range 29-37 (cherry-picked?) are less wealthy than the previous generation. The Great Recession explains a lot of the difference. 2) All other age groups are wealthier than the previous generation, but the gain is much smaller than it has been in the past.