The impending transfer of trillions of dollars from baby boomers to younger generations raises questions about its impact on economies, markets, and societal inequalities.
No festive family gathering would be complete without elder relatives waxing lyrical over “the good old days”, as millennials mumble anxiously about their future. Baby boomers were indeed a lucky bunch. After the second world war, many were able to accumulate substantial fortunes as fast-growing economies propped up earnings, real estate values, and stock markets.
By contrast, younger generations today have been hit by low productivity growth and several economic crises, from the 2008 financial crash to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many young adults cannot afford their own digs. And to top it off, there is the threat of climate change and geopolitical instability. But mum, dad and the grandparents’ good fortune — and, of course, their hard work — means millennials and Gen-Z do have something to look forward to: a decent inheritance. In the next 25 years, over $100tn in assets — ranging from property, aged wines and artwork — will be transferred from the boomers and older generations to their heirs in the US alone, according to Cerulli Associates, a wealth manager. Vanguard — another such firm — recently projected that over $18tn in wealth will be handed down globally by 2030. It will be the largest intergenerational transfer of assets in history. What might it mean for our economies, markets and societies? First, not everyone will be lucky enough to have a wealthy benefactor. In America, the wealthiest 10 per cent of households will pass on the majority of the wealth. In Britain, research by the Resolution Foundation think-tank finds that the wealthiest boomers are more than twice as likely to pass on gifts to their children than their poorer counterparts. In other words, intra-generational inequalities could become entrenched, particularly if advanced economies still struggle to raise their paltry growth rates. The economic impact also depends on what happens with the mone
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