PremiumOpinionOpinion byDarcy UngaroNZ Herald·7 Jun, 2026 12:00 AM5 mins to readDarcy Ungaro is an authorised financial adviser and the host of the NZ Everyday Investor podcast.'Time feels finite': Why ageing Boomers are rethinking property wealth. Photo / 123RFAfter five painful years of watching property values decline, some investors are looking for the exit, says Darcy Ungaro.

Baby Boomers make up roughly 20% of the population in Australia and New Zealand, and they own more than half of the private wealth. In New Zealand, half of this wealth