Millennials and Gen Z will inherit $83.5 trillion in the next two decades—but not before spouses of the wealthy obtain their $9 trillion

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• More than $83 trillion will be passed down by 2050, but the first transfers of funds are likely to go to partners instead of offspring.

A windfall is on the cards for young people courtesy of a massive wealth transfer that will take place over the next two decades—but not before one specific demographic inherits its share.