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Generation Z’s plan for a comfy retirement? Inherit the cash

Jared Bilski
by Jared Bilski
June 15, 2018
  • Policy and culture
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Just how grim are the retirement prospects for the generation that’s now entering the workplace for the first time? So grim, that many believe the only way to secure a stable retirement is by inheriting it.

Well, the affluent members of Generation Z, anyway.

Specifically, 63% of affluent children ages 18-22 say financial stability in retirement will depend on an inheritance, according to a recent study of 1,000 “mass affluent” Americans by Merrill Edge.

How did Merrill Edge determine who fit the mass-affluent criteria? The study defined this group as individuals ages 18-40 with investable assets from $50,000 to $250,000, or those with investable assets between $20,000 and $50,000 and an annual income of at least $50,000. Americans older than 41 also qualified if they had investable assets between $50,000 and $250,000.

Banking on friends, grandparents and extended family

Another interesting finding from the study: Wealthy members of Gen Z aren’t solely banking on their moms and dads to contribute to their inheritance-based retirement fund.

The group is expecting to get cash from a variety of sources. The study found:

  • 17% of Generation Z think their inheritance could come from friends (versus 4% of people of all ages)
  • 17% think grandparents will leave something to them (versus 6% of everyone surveyed), and
  • 14% are banking on cash from extended family (versus 5% of people overall).

Expecting an inheritance from friends is certainly a curious finding, but Aron Levine, the head of Merrill Edge, believes it’s a natural reaction to growing up during the rise of the sharing economy (Crowdfunding, etc.). As Levine put it, if you grew up only knowing about life with elaborate online giving platforms, “why wouldn’t you have some sort of shared way with friends to finance your future?”

Inheritance isn’t a terrible retirement strategy for Generation Z. In fact, in North America, there’s an estimated $30 trillion that could be passed along to beneficiaries over the next 30 years.

The only problem: It could take a long, long time for inheritance-hopeful individuals to actually get their hands on their windfall.

A new study from UBS Financial Services found that 53% of individuals with more than $1 million in investable assets expected to live to 100 years of age.

This story was originally published on our sister site, HR Morning.

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