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If that was true, you'd expect the younger professionals of today would have comparative amounts of wealth to the boomers when they were young professionals. It

If that was true, you'd expect the younger professionals of today would have comparative amounts of wealth to the boomers when they were young professionals. It's absolutely not the case. Each generation is getting poorer and poorer as they hit the same benchmarks. This tracks with broad trends of wealth inequality increasing as well. So no, it's not just "they haven't accumulated yet", because it's not clear they will have the opportunity to do so.

naveen99 1y ago
Boomers had a lot more sibling and lot smaller inheritances coming to them. Kids these days will inherit a lot more and share a lot less with siblings.
- adaml_623 1y ago
  Unless Boomers live long enough to spend the inheritance on nursing homes
- prerok 1y ago
  Capital of the 21st century by Piketty. Highly recommended reading. It points out how slow degradation will happen. You are right in a sense. But it's still a very bad prognosis.
JumpCrisscross 1y ago
> you'd expect the younger professionals of today would have comparative amounts of wealth to the boomers when they were young professionals. It's absolutely not the case Source? The data I’ve seen indicate the median millennial is wealthier than the median boomer was at their age.
- ghushn3 1y ago
  https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa/distribute/table/#range:1989.3,2025.1;quarter:142;series:Net%20worth;demographic:generation;population:1,3,5,7;units:shares https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa/distr... Boomers held significantly higher percentages of capital than millenials or genx holding age steady. https://www.nber.org/papers/w27123 https://www.nber.org/papers/w27123 Studies have shown wealth declining for millenials while increasing for boomers. https://www.self.inc/info/generational-wealth-gap/ https://www.self.inc/info/generational-wealth-gap/ And it's across multiple forms of wealth.

naveen99 1y ago

Boomers had a lot more sibling and lot smaller inheritances coming to them. Kids these days will inherit a lot more and share a lot less with siblings.

adaml_623 1y ago
Unless Boomers live long enough to spend the inheritance on nursing homes
prerok 1y ago
Capital of the 21st century by Piketty. Highly recommended reading. It points out how slow degradation will happen. You are right in a sense. But it's still a very bad prognosis.

JumpCrisscross 1y ago

> you'd expect the younger professionals of today would have comparative amounts of wealth to the boomers when they were young professionals. It's absolutely not the case Source? The data I’ve seen indicate the median millennial is wealthier than the median boomer was at their age.

ghushn3 1y ago
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa/distribute/table/#range:1989.3,2025.1;quarter:142;series:Net%20worth;demographic:generation;population:1,3,5,7;units:shares https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa/distr... Boomers held significantly higher percentages of capital than millenials or genx holding age steady. https://www.nber.org/papers/w27123 https://www.nber.org/papers/w27123 Studies have shown wealth declining for millenials while increasing for boomers. https://www.self.inc/info/generational-wealth-gap/ https://www.self.inc/info/generational-wealth-gap/ And it's across multiple forms of wealth.