The largest intergenerational wealth transfer in U.S. history is about to take place — though the vast majority of Americans are unlikely to inherit much money at all.
About $105 trillion is projected to be passed down from older generations over the next quarter century, according to research firm Cerulli Associates, an amount roughly equal to global gross domestic product in 2023.
Rising stock markets and home prices, as well as inflation, have fattened the estates that members of the baby boom generation, born between 1946 and 1964, are expected to leave their heirs. The latest inheritance projection by Cerulli is 45% higher than the 25-year forecast the firm made only three years ago. U.S. gifts and inheritances are expected to total $2.5 trillion next year alone.
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