1) Not fighting in wars is a good thing.
2) There are huge disparities between the early and tail end boomers.
https://crr.bc.edu/great-recession-cut-late-boomers-retirement-wealth/
https://moneywise.com/real-estate/real-estate/american-boomers-becoming-homeless-at-an-alarming-rate
Sure, the group holds about half of all U.S. wealth — with much of it tied up in real estate — but it’s mainly attributed to older boomers born between 1946 and 1954. Younger boomers, on the other hand, are increasingly sliding into homelessness — a problem, experts say, is rooted in major events that took place as they entered adulthood.