Lawrence R. Samuel

That's a tall task, and there's, there's certain stresses on a portfolio that, that retirees today are facing challenges, whether they, whether they really know about them or not, that no other generation has.

Yeah, there, there's a cultural historian, his name is Lawrence Samuel, and he's arguing that the modern era of retirement in our country is over, and that Social Security may eventually fade away as well.

He calls the concept of a retirement, and I found this interesting, quote, "A very powerful myth."

Mm-hmm.

Sounds wise, right? Until you notice that they're saying this before they've worked hard.

Cultural historian Lawrence Samuel got quoted in this piece on why.

Because boomers grew up believing that college and grit and corporate America could carry you to the finish line.

A lot of them proved it with mortgages and pensions and the massive wealth that they're sitting on.