The $9 trillion ‘sideways succession’ of women inheriting money has begun—but 93% say they don’t need the cash and are building their own financial independence

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• A new J.P. Morgan Wealth Management study found most of the women set to inherit roughly $9 trillion over the coming decades are not counting on it to meet their financial goals. Nearly three in four women report they’re already on track to achieve their milestones independently, signaling a shift in their financial confidence. While many plan to invest their inheritances, J.P. Morgan notes women are increasingly active wealth builders in their own right—an evolution that could reshape both markets and household economics as the broader “Great Wealth Transfer” unfolds.

A wealth windfall for women is well and truly underway according to a new study from J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, with some $9 trillion in assets expected to be transferred from spouses to their partners over the next few decades.