Money Habits Across Six Generations
How each cohort earns, saves, spends and pays — from cash and cheques to in-app balances, and the share of global wealth that came with each.
Baby Boomers hold roughly half of global wealth against about 14% for Millennials and under 1% for Generation Alpha, and house price to income has moved from about 3x for the Silent Generation to a projected 10x for Alpha.
Money Habits Across Six Generations
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