Old folk are seized by stockmarket mania
Finance & economics | Boomers and busts
Investing in equities may make sense for individuals—but it could also exacerbate a crash
Nov 11th 2025|New York|5 min read
Generation Z has already made its mark on investing—consider crypto, FOMO, meme stocks and gamified investing. But, in a less flashy way, it is grandparents who are truly shaking things up. America’s surging stockmarket has been driven, most of all, by old investors.
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