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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
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Boomers Are Passing Down Fortunes — And Way, Way Too Much Stuff
“As the $90 trillion Great Wealth Transfer begins, millennials and Gen X aren’t just inheriting money. They’re being buried under an avalanche of baseball cards, fine china and collections of all sorts.”