Trusted, Not Verified: Two-Thirds of Mass Affluent Are Building Plans Around Inheritances They've Never Confirmed

Barchart · 2d ago

Key Wealth poll finds more than one in three have saved at least $100,000 less — and the gap hits hardest among women, set to inherit the most

CLEVELAND, July 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Most mass affluent Americans who expect an inheritance have never actually confirmed one is coming — yet nearly two-thirds (64%) say an anticipated windfall is actively reshaping their financial decisions, and more than a third (36%) have already saved or invested at least $100,000 less because of it, according to Key Wealth's 2026 Inheritance Pulse Poll, released today.

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