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I don’t understand the point of this post. Aside from missing the mark on who gen z’s parents are, the rest is nonsense. How would boomers have given their newb
by vundercind 3y ago
I don’t understand the point of this post. Aside from missing the mark on who gen z’s parents are, the rest is nonsense. How would boomers have given their newborns (each!) $100,000? They didn’t have $1.2m then. Likely they didn’t have $100,000, especially liquid, at all. And now probably 1/3 to 1/2 of that average (and it’s only an average! Median could be much lower) is in home value, so they’re retiring on six figures of investments (and again, only on average!) which isn’t exactly great given that medical costs very much do not stop when you gain Medicare. Younger-side boomers about to retire with $1.2m total net worth are gonna spend all of what’s not tied up in housing (and maybe that too!), largely on medical and assisted-living care.