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How Important Are Inheritances for Baby Boomers?

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  • Alicia H. Munnell
  • Anthony Webb
  • Zhenya Karamcheva
  • Andrew Eschtruth

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Due to a changing retirement landscape, many baby boomers are likely to have insufficient resources for a secure retirement.1 One potential source that could improve their situation is inheritances. This study quantifies the aggregate amount of inheritances that baby boomers – those individuals born between 1946 and 1964 – can expect to receive over their lifetimes, and the distribution of past and prospective receipts by household type. The discussion is organized as follows. The first section quantifies the aggregate amount that boomers will receive. The second section investigates who will receive how much. The third section considers the impact of the recession on inheritances, specifically the declining values of equities and housing. The final section concludes that, while inheritances will augment the resources of aging baby boomers, they will be insufficient to ensure secure retirements.

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  • Alicia H. Munnell & Anthony Webb & Zhenya Karamcheva & Andrew Eschtruth, 2011. "How Important Are Inheritances for Baby Boomers?," Issues in Brief ib2011-1, Center for Retirement Research, revised Jan 2011.
    • Handle: RePEc:crr:issbrf:ib2011-1
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