Boomers Bet Their Retirement on Housing (And Now They’re Broke)

The bet that didn't pay off...


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Chapters

00:00 Start Here
01:54 Chapter 1: When Homes Were Just Homes
03:30 Chapter 2: The Birth of The 30 Year Mortgage
05:00 Chapter 3: Housing As the American Dream
06:55 Chapter 4: Housing To Hedge Inflation
08:41 Chapter 5: Housing As A Financial Product
11:54 Chapter 6: Housing As An ATM
14:41 Chapter 7: The Housing Gold Rush
17:04 Chapter 8: The Crash
19:15 Chapter 9: The Biggest Liability
20:45 Chapter 10: Where Do We Go From Here?

Once upon a time, Boomers made a bet that their home would be their ticket to a comfortable retirement. For decades, that belief worked: equity grew, values soared, and borrowing against a house became second nature. But what started as the American Dream turned into one of the biggest financial traps in history.

In this video, we explore how housing transformed from shelter to speculation from the birth of the 30-year mortgage and the GI Bill to Wall Street’s mortgage-backed securities and the 2008 crash that wiped out a generation’s savings.

Discover how Boomers’ greatest asset became their biggest liability, why so many are retiring broke, and what this story teaches us about money, timing, and trust in the financial system.