The Great Wealth Transfer — February 16, 2026
Join Antony Davies, director of economic research at CFC, as he considers the effects the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history may have on the U.S. economy.
Economic & Market Watch Brief, February 2, 2026:
The Great Wealth Transfer
Sources:
Economic & Market Watch Brief, February 2, 2026:
The Great Wealth Transfer
Sources:
- The Great Wealth Transfer and its Implications for the American Economy – Michigan Journal of Economics
- Actuarial Life Table
- United States Population by Age and Sex
- Visualizing America's Wealth by Generation
- The Fed - Distribution: Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989
- U.S. wealth distribution over time by generation 2025| Statista
- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston – Estimating the Marginal Propensity to Consume
- MPC heterogeneity and household balance sheets.pdf
- Financial concerns and the marginal propensity to consume – Bank Underground
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York – What Would You Do With $500
- Study: 66% of Young Americans Expect to Benefit from Great Wealth Transfer
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average (CPIAUCSL) | FRED | St. Louis Fed
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Antony Davies
Antony Davies is director of economic research at CFC. Visit his full bio at https://www.nrucfc.coop/content/solutions/en/author/antony-davies.html for more.
