That graph is misleading (to say the least) because it is not per capita. The reason the baby boomer had a much larger share of the national wealth is because

That graph is misleading (to say the least) because it is not per capita. The reason the baby boomer had a much larger share of the national wealth is because they were a much larger share of the population. If you do the same graph per capita, you'll see that there's pretty much no difference between generations.