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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 job America can't fill fast enough

The job America can't fill fast enough

Four million already do it, and the next pair of hands may not be human.

7/21/2026

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4 min read

We hold half the wealth. Inflation gets a vote

We hold half the wealth. Inflation gets a vote

Cohort owns more than half of it, and the dollar keeps trimming the pile.

7/20/2026

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2 min read

The raise vanished into the gas pump

The raise vanished into the gas pump

Nearly half of retirees live on the check alone. A whole industry noticed the gap.

7/19/2026

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3 min read

The balance that will not leave

The balance that will not leave

It started with a reason. That reason is long gone. The number is not.

7/18/2026

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2 min read

The house is starting to watch back

The house is starting to watch back

Ambient sensors are catching what a pendant alarm never could, and one industry is already retrofitting for it.

7/17/2026

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3 min read

Your 401(k) menu is about to get longer

Your 401(k) menu is about to get longer

An executive order and a new labor rule both point the same way toward your retirement account.

7/16/2026

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2 min read

Your money gets two weeks of silence

Your money gets two weeks of silence

The Fed goes quiet on July 18. Your cash keeps earning whatever rate it left behind.

7/15/2026

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2 min read

The care now comes to the door.

The care now comes to the door.

Home care adds more jobs than any occupation in America. Finding one who stays is the hard part.

7/14/2026

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2 min read

Medicare buys the chair, not the ramp.

Medicare buys the chair, not the ramp.

The cheapest thing keeping a person in their own home is not the ramp or the aide. It is the chair with a motor.

7/13/2026

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3 min read

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