The American economy feels like it’s living in two timelines at once.
Prosperity and precarity. Boom and bust. Opportunity and stagnation.
Just look at the headlines:
…But young tech grads who thought they’d be set for life are competing for Chipotle jobs.
Contradictions like these are often an early signal of massive change. And beneath the noise, a clear pattern is emerging.
The story we’re living isn’t really about tech layoffs, or housing markets, or even AI. The story is about who owns what. That’s the American economy today, and the winners are clear:
The traditional “markers of stability” have slipped out of reach for many, but not because prosperity has disappeared. It’s just moved into the hands of those who own.
As Sam Altman put it: “You get rich by owning things.”
Here’s the part that isn’t making as many headlines: America is on the cusp of the largest wealth transfer in its history.
Doesn’t mean money will rain from the sky, but it does mean lots of unique opportunities will appear.
Boomers own roughly half of all small businesses in the U.S. But they’re aging out. Retiring. Dying. Deciding they don’t want to manage payroll or deal with customers anymore.
But to capture these businesses, you need to understand why people sell.
It’s not always because of money. It’s often because life happens:
Spot one of these Ds, and you’ve found a pressure point, a moment where a good business may be available at a great price.
The uncomfortable truth is that income alone probably won’t secure your children’s future.
Jobs are increasingly fragile, retirement systems are insolvent, and housing affordability is collapsing. But assets endure. Businesses endure. Ownership endures.
This is the unsexy side of the economy where wealth is still stealthily being built, and where ordinary Americans can still claim a stake.
The good news is that ownership is available to anyone willing to learn how to find, buy, and profitably operate the small businesses that quietly power Main Street.
That’s why we’re hosting Main Street Millionaire Live: a 3-day virtual bootcamp on the exact playbooks for spotting these opportunities, structuring the deals, and stepping into ownership.
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The American Dream might look broken, but it isn’t dead.
It’s just waiting for new ownership.
We’d love to help you seize it.
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