Derek Thompson(@DKThomp):BofA (left): Large numbers of Americans over 55 are retiring early bc their stock wealth went up so much Economist @JedKolko (right): Wrong. Age-adjusted, there's no change in older folks' participation rate. Census updates of elderly population in early '26 are creating the illusion of a big shift.

Derek Thompson

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Substack author. Plain English podcast host. Abundance co-author. Contributing writer at The Atlantic.

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Derek Thompson@DKThomp

2026.08.11 13:10

BofA (left): Large numbers of Americans over 55 are retiring early bc their stock wealth went up so much Economist @JedKolko (right): Wrong. Age-adjusted, there's no change in older folks' participation rate. Census updates of elderly population in early '26 are creating the illusion of a big shift.