Subscribe:AppleSpotifyAmazonRSSJul 28, 2026New reporting finds that the high cost of elder care is wiping out the money some older adults had hoped to leave to their heirs.

DownloadStephane de Sakutin/AFP via Getty ImagesSubscribe:AppleSpotifyAmazonRSSSegments From This EpisodeThe "Great Wealth Transfer" may be smaller than expectedby Kimberly Adams and Ashley RodriguezPatrick Landmann/Getty ImagesMany Baby Boomers expected to leave wealth behind. New reporting suggests the cost of aging is rewriting that story.

DownloadThe TeamKimberly Adams HostMeredith Garretson Morbey Supervising Senior ProducerAlex Schroeder Senior ProducerAriana Rosas ProducerErika Soderstrom Associate ProducerTamar Faggen Assistant ProducerAshley Rodriguez Assistant ProducerEmma Condon Assistant ProducerDylan Miettinen Digital ProducerBrian Allison Audio EngineerDavid Schreck Audio EngineerSam Keenan Audio Engineer