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By Staff WriterA poll by Eons.com found 63 percent of people 45 or older think our current financial situation is thanks to the combined efforts of Wall...
October 16, 2008
Boomers bring in big bucks to funeral industryLooking forward to a huge boom in their industry, funeral directors are "just sort of waiting for the baby boomers to start dying off." Tara...
October 16, 2008
Most boomers plan to vote, Obama favored to winClearly, boomers will have the biggest impact in this election. A new poll conducted by OTX on behalf of TV Land shows 94 percent of...
October 16, 2008
Annuity riders add flexibility to retirement income planningA retirement income planning strategy can help to ensure that your clients' assets last as long as their retirement. As financial representatives, you are already aware that wise planning can help make retirement dreams become reality. But
October 16, 2008
Medicating a market migraineWhile the current market may have you popping painkillers more and more often, biotech funds may be a better cure for your headache. Morningstar analyst...
October 15, 2008
Quick facts for the mature marketRetirement preparation education is a high priority for some employers. The Harvard School of Public Health announced that elderly people with active social lives have a slower rate of memory decline. Forty-eight percent of retirees s
October 15, 2008
Boomers delay retirement by five years or moreAccording to Eons.com, boomers believe this is worst economic crisis since the attacks on 9/11. The "Eons.com Financial Market Crisis Poll" polled more than 450 of...
October 15, 2008
Three ways economy is destroying retirement and what boomers can doUS News & World Report lists three problems hitting boomers hard during the economic downturn and how boomers can cope: Stock market declines -- Retirement accounts...

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