The Gen-Shaped Economy

It’s an economic curiosity of our times: The US economy is undeniably strong, in fact remarkably resilient in the face of recent headwinds. Yet it’s in the midst of an affordability crisis that has hit Gen Zers and other lower-income folks especially hard. Even so, consumer spending is brisk, and Dr Ed expects it to remain so. What’s going on? The paradoxes can be explained largely by one distortive phenomenon: The largest generation in history is retiring and spending substantial nest eggs accumulated over decades of work. … Also: Dr Ed reviews “Goodbye June” (+).