How to Money · Friday, September 4, 2026
A recent survey indicates that Gen Z individuals are more concerned about market downturns and are changing their investment strategies, while older generations, including Boomers, show less concern. This trend is surprising as older demographics are typically more impacted by market volatility.
“And I'm going to go ahead and jump on the most interesting, I guess, aspect of that survey, which was that, ironically, the older generations that were surveyed were the least concerned, as opposed to Gen Z. They were the ones who were most concerned, who were most switching up how it was that they were investing.”
“Which is so ironic, right? Because you've got an older generation who arguably is going to be more impacted by a down market.”
“But at the same time, I was a little concerned the fact that the boomers are We're saying it'll be fine because they're the ones who are most impacted by a down market as opposed to Gen Z. It's flipped where they're the ones freaking out.”