The Great Wealth Transfer: Will it divide millennials? episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 26, 2025 · 23 MIN

The Great Wealth Transfer: Will it divide millennials?

from The Global Story · host BBC World Service

The baby boomer generation has become the richest in history. In recent years there has been some degree of animosity between the boomer generation and their younger millennial counterparts. The millennial generation have been much less well off than their parents and are often stereotyped as living beyond their means. But this could all be about to change. Now younger people are expected to inherit billions from their parents. It’s expected to be the largest transfer of wealth in human history. But that won’t be shared out equally… So, what are the social and economic implications of The Great Wealth Transfer? Lucy Hockings speaks with BBC business correspondent Erin Delmore and the BBC's population correspondent Stephanie Hegarty. They discuss what The Great Wealth Transfer could mean for the millennial generation.Producers: Richard Moran, Eleanor Sly and Alice Aylett RobertsSound engineer: Ricardo McCarthyAssistant editors: Richard Fenton-Smith and Sergi Forcada FreixasSenior news editor: China Collins

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Mar 26, 2025

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

The Great Wealth Transfer: Will it divide millennials?

0:00 23:22

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of The Global Story?

This episode is 23 minutes long.

When was this The Global Story episode published?

This episode was published on March 26, 2025.

Can I download this The Global Story episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!