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...
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...
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...
There is no demographic target more appealing to financial services providers than baby boomers. Even by raw numbers alone they stand out: There are over 80 million baby boomers in the U.S. (people between the ages of 41 and 59). Fifty million of them are heads of households. Are insurance...
Article asserts that consumers do not spend all of their assets during retirement and projects that the demand for assets will remain high when the baby boomers retire. Based on this forecast of continued high demand for capital, author rejects the asset market meltdown hypothesis, which predicts a fall in...
As a baby boomer, Lewis & Clark College professor Eban Goodstein realizes his generation has done a lot to worsen global warming. He's now spreading the word about green energy, in hopes that the next generation can become the greenest generation and begin undoing damage from global...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7ab818/the_baby_boom_ame) has announced the addition of the "The Baby Boom: Americans Born 1946 to 1964, 5th Edition" report to their offering. The Baby Boom: Americans Born 1946 to 1964 is a definitive reference by a nationally recognized authority on the Baby Boom....
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0bcb55/older_americans_a) has announced the addition of the "Older Americans: A Changing Market, 5th Edition" report to their offering. This report gives you the facts on the demographics and socioeconomic status of 55-plus consumers, a segment of the population that is rapidly changing...
Slender young models continue to dominatedesigner runways all over the world, but new reality shows, advertisementsand spending power of baby boomers are bringing older models to theforefront. TV Land's "She's Got the Look," with former supermodels KimAlexis and Beverly Johnson, has experienced quick success as millions ofpeople tune it to...
HENDERSON, Nev., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BOOMj, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BOMJ) (http://www.boomj.com/), the parent company of http://www.boomj.com/ -- the leading social network, niche portal and e-commerce destination for Baby Boomers and adults over the age of 35 -- today announced that UVU Networks has selected BOOMj's I-Supply...
Baby Boomers Start a Second Life NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As more than 76 million baby boomers, that's more than one-quarter of the US population, enter their 50's and 60's they are confronting the "r" word ... retirement. But theirs is a generation...
Baby boomers, take comfort: A new study among older would-be jugglers suggests the aging mind doesn't lose the ability to learn new skills. The finding is based on an analysis of brain scans taken while people aged 50 and up learned the art of juggling. Although they typically picked up...
The New England Cable & TelecommunicationsAssociation, Inc. NECTA and their Board of Directors recently announcedthat AmericanLife TV Network ™( www.americanlifetv.com ), the cable network devoted to the Baby Boomergeneration, will receive the NECTA Chairman's Public Service Award in thecategory of Programmer: News and Information, Single Event/SpecialFeature/Segment.for their TV documentary,...
The economic downturn has thrown an extra problem at older Baby Boomers who had planned to retire over the next few years: They now have less money at their disposal than they had projected. Retirement portfolios are shrinking. Home equity is plunging. And Social Security faces an uncertain...
Licensing and Alternative Transportation Not Prepared for Aging Drivers Surge WASHINGTON -- By 2025, people aged 65 and older will account for 25 percent of U.S. drivers, yet state licensing systems and mobility alternatives for older drivers for the most part are inadequate and inconsistent, the AAA Foundation...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/db83d2/the_new_rules_for) has announced the addition of the "The New Rules for Communicating to Boomers: Environments for Aging Webinar Series 2008 on CD-ROM" report to their offering. As the first Baby Boomers start to cash Social Security checks, more and more organizations are...
Retirement Readiness Reviews from The Principal builds book of business DES MOINES, Iowa -- The competition is intense to help some 78 million baby boomers get ready to retire over the next decade. Financial professionals can differentiate themselves and tap into an estimated $8.4 trillion dollar1 opportunity with...
Award Winning Vanity Fair Contributing Editor, Judy Bachrach Launches Newly Redesigned Advice Column and Public Forum for the Terminally Ill and Those Who Are Close to Them WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ZealousPR -- Today, http://www.thecheckoutline.org/ - the first-ever online advice column for the terminally ill and...
Verving.com filters the web for those surfers looking to enhance their lives and pursue their interests BOULDER, Colo., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Verving.com has launched a new type of web portal designed to highlight the very best of the web for Baby Boomers who are looking to...
