Boomers Trade · Andrew James

The schedule so far

Same time yesterday, and the day before that.

Every letter I have sent, newest first. One move on the schedule read as arithmetic, and the business already standing in front of it. Nothing gets reshuffled here either.

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The biggest nest egg is the nest.

Biggest thing most retirees own is not in a bank account. It is the house they are sitting in, and they rarely touch it.

7/12/2026

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2 min read

The kids left. The spending stayed.

The kids moved out and the spending did not leave with them. It just found a smaller dependent.

7/11/2026

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2 min read

The whole boat is booked. A year early.

Boat that sells out a year ahead is booked by the old, at full price, before it ever leaves the dock.

7/10/2026

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2 min read

The adult aisle just passed the baby aisle..

The least glamorous aisle in the store just passed the baby aisle. That tells you where the money is going.

7/9/2026

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3 min read

Home care's real shortage isn't beds. It's hands.

Almost everyone plans to grow old at home. The whole plan rests on one worker there are not enough of.

7/8/2026

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3 min read

The tooth bill Medicare has skipped since 1965

You are the first to keep your own teeth this far. Medicare still pays nothing to keep them.

7/7/2026

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3 min read

America's oldest county can't stop hiring

Median age 68, and the fastest-growing working-age population in the country. Same county.

7/6/2026

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2 min read

First heir is not who you think..

Trillions will change hands at the kitchen table long before the kids ever see a dollar.

7/5/2026

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3 min read

The birthday America hears at half volume

Country turns 250 with the volume up. For millions our age, part of the show arrives muffled.

7/4/2026

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3 min read