Investors often have their 'duh!' moments, and many didn't see, until recently, the one relatively untapped pool of internet users: baby boomers. The post-war generation is quite comfortable using the internet. In fact, 38.2 million (of a total 78 million) logged on in 2006. Doing the math, we come up...
Average U.S. Wages Going -- China GrowingA Excellent Future for Us"We live in interesting times." As a baby boomer, and one with many years of financial services experience, the shock of being downsized did not come as a surprise to me. Technologies were moving a such a fast paced, while...
The Gap tried and failed (with their Forth & Towne division) to attract baby boomer women, and now Ann Taylor's taking a stab at it. It's no secret baby boomers have money to spend -- Ad Age estimates the demographic's spending power at 1.7 trillion -- but the question seems to...
Jun 14, 2007 (Superfunds - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A survey by Mercer Wealth Solutions has revealed that Australian baby boomers have varying opinions on superannuation. Respondents seem to have three major views on the new Simplified Superannuation rule Jun 14, 2007 (Superfunds - ABIX via...
Young professionals smile at the thought of opportunities likely to open up for them as a wide swath of the workforce retires in the next decade. Conventional wisdom says companies will be hard-hit as the baby boomer generation vacates key management positions to spend more time on the fairway, but...
Byline: Charles Paikert NEW YORK - With baby boomers poised to begin turning 60 next year, large financial services companies are beginning to deal with the inevitable demographic fallout among planners and advisers. "We've done qui...
May 11, 2006 (Inside Retailing - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australia's "baby boom" generation currently control 39 per cent of its wealth, a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers shows. Baby boomers are defined as people born between 1946 and 1964. May 11, 2006 (Inside Retailing...
WASHINGTON, May 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Baby boomers have a higher rate of homeownership than the national average and one out of four own more than one property, according to a new study of the largest generation in U.S. history commissioned by the NationaWASHINGTON, May 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Baby...
WASHINGTON, May 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Baby boomers have a higher rate of homeownership than the national average and one out of four own more than one property, according to a new study of the largest generation in U.S. history commissioned by the NationaWASHINGTON, May 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Baby...
Byline: Ann Meyer Three middle-aged women with dry skin, expanding waistlines, and the desire for comfortable, attractive exercise wear figured out six years ago what many catalog marketers are loathe to admit: Aging, while not always pretty, Byline:...
By Henry Schleiff, Hallmark Channel I don't know much about fishing, but I do know that if I had to go out and catch enough trout to feed my family dinner, I'd go cast my line where the trout happen to be...
WASHINGTON DC -- Hurray for the baby boomers! That's what all of us in the landscape and lawn services industry should be shouting from the rooftops every morning when we hop out of bed. Why? A recent study by the National Association...
Byline: Rick Miller CHICAGO - As part of the effort to attract and retain the assets of retiring baby boomers, OppenheimerFunds Inc. is poised to be the latest entrant into the retirement-income-planning arena. "We do anticipate...
The next time Timmy has troubles he won't ask Lassie for help, he'll try SunAmerica Inc. Jon Provost, who played opposite the title canine in the 1950s TV show, is joining two other former child stars to promote retirement savings among baby boomer The...
Byline: Kathie O'Donnell BOSTON - Generation X households are on track for a 46% pay cut when they hit retirement, steeper than the 38% drop baby boomers are likely to face, according to a survey that Fidelity Investments released this month....
Humbly submitted: The increases in qualified plan benefit and contribution limits contained in the current tax bill make it the most important piece of employee benefits legislation in the past 17 years. The biggest retirement challenge that is fa Humbly submitted: The increases...
Byline: PAT MULLIN Gov. Ted Strickland announces Ohio's job market shows signs of gains. Baby boomers are retiring in droves, leaving far more open positions than available workers. Metropolitan areas increasingly are vying for the best talent in Byline: PAT MULLIN ...
The issues surrounding America's aging population and long-term care needs have been popular topics in the news lately. The need for LTC insurance is growing quickly. Baby boomers are starting to transition into retirement. In fact, the number of retirees is projected to grow from 30 million to more than...
It's no secret that the 76 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964 - the baby boomers - have been driving cultural trends since their infancy, from rock 'n' roll to Rogaine to real estate. But the next boomer trend will likely have the biggest impact on Corporate America yet:...
