The Reluctant Beneficiaries: A New Generation's Wait for Their Boomers' Wealth The great wealth transfer, once touted as a panacea for America's economic woes, is turning out to be more myth than reality.
As people live longer and hold onto their assets with greater tenacity, the notion that Baby Boomers will simply hand over trillions of dollars to their children has been proven overly simplistic.
At its core, this phenomenon speaks to a broader issue: the changing nature of intergenerational relationships in America.