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Everybody Loves Your Money
Everybody Loves Your Money
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Brandon Marcus

The 2026 ‘Inheritance Gap’: Why the $84 Trillion Wealth Transfer is Legally Bypassing 65% of Millennials

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Confetti should be falling. Champagne corks should be popping. The largest transfer of private wealth in human history is unfolding right now, and by the numbers alone, Millennials ought to be standing front and center.

Instead, many are watching from the sidelines, staring at a generational jackpot that keeps slipping past them. The disconnect isn’t about laziness, bad luck, or avocado toast. It’s about law, timing, and a maze of estate planning strategies that quietly reroute fortunes before they ever reach Millennial hands.

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