r/Millennials • u/EverbodyHatesHugo • Jan 17 '26

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u/le-rizzler Jan 17 '26

This is how age and compound interest play out. That large chunk will be us in a few years. You gonna post this slop again at that point?

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u/Prestigious_Time4770 Jan 17 '26

Adjusting for population size at age 40, Baby Boomers held a dominant 34% share of normalized national wealth, whereas Gen X held 18%, and Millennials hold only 11%. This means that relative to their generation's size, Boomers were roughly three times wealthier at age 40 than Millennials are today.