Reduced boomer spending will drive longer downturn
By Staff Writer"If the economy looks like it's going downhill now, just wait," writes Eileen AJ Connelly in today's Associated Press. And it's all because of boomers. "Government...
February 26, 2009
Boomers use social media25% -- Approximate percentage of Boomers who are active in social networks. 46% -- Percentage of young boomers who consume social media; 39 percent...
February 26, 2009
'Tsunami' of retirement challenges ahead for boomersSeventy-five percent of boomers fear full retirement will not be an option for them. Who can blame them? "Boomers have been hit the hardest by the...
February 26, 2009
Proposed bills aim to rehire government retireesTwo bills introduced this week would help government agencies bring back and retain retirees. The bills, introduced by Sens. Herb Kohl, Susan Collins and George Voinovich...
February 26, 2009
To Keynesian Hell and back"We're going to go through hell, quite frankly." That, according to noted economist James Galbraith Monday at the NAVA marketing conference in New York. After an...
February 26, 2009
Boomers will need to work extra two yearsNew research from Hewitt Associates found a typical 55-year-old worker who saves 10 percent of his or her income in a 401(k) will need to...
February 26, 2009
Boomers reason why fewer homes have childrenAs boomers live longer and with decreased fertility rates, fewer than half of Americans have a child under the age of 18 living at home,...
February 25, 2009
Gold Shines as Markets FadeAs global economies around the world sputter and world central banks search for the answers, gold is on the rise.
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