Quote (Plaguefear @ 10 Dec 2019 06:44)
I was just thinking about it, the biggest wave of boomers going into retirement is coming in 5-10 years, its going to be a swarm and they are all going to be pulling the money out of their super funds/401k's etc.
What happens to the economy when that happens?
They money will not be gone, it will be spent and go around in the economy. And the pulling out will take place gradually over the span of several decades. The economy will have enough time to adjust.
Furthermore, I fully expect lots of boomers to continue working gigs and odd jobs after retiring.
Also keep in mind that huge sums will be handed on to the next generation through inheritance. Inequality will explode between unprecedented numbers of young-ish "inheritance millionaires" on the one side and young-ish people struggling to provide for their broke, geriatric parents on the other. This "heir class" wil be looking for new investments for all their inherited money.
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Dec 10 2019 06:41pm