Social Security
By Staff Writer2.21 - Estimated number of people supported by each worker after all boomers are retired. 25% - Percent of Social Security check lost by...
May 28, 2008
The dangers of boomer inflationRegular readers know I often look to Brett Arends for cool-headed logic, and the Wall Street Journal columnist once again doesn't disappoint. I've worried for...
May 28, 2008
Travel planning and budgets$1,745 - Average extended travel budget of travelers ages 35 to 54, compared with $3,047 those 55 and older. 1.4 - Average number of...
May 28, 2008
Caregiving responsibility14% - Percentage of boomers who are caregivers. 16% - Percentage of boomers who are caregivers and provide more than 20 hours of care...
May 28, 2008
A big blow to "shareholder rights" advocatesDo you want a greater say in how the companies you invest in are run, or do you trust management to make the tough decisions...
May 28, 2008
Boomers drive mental fitness marketSonia Arrison, writing this week in TechNewsWorld, says we have boomers to thank for good mental fitness. As members of the baby boomer generation attempt...
May 28, 2008
Whatever happened to fiduciary responsibility? Dump Paulson's planForgive the clich?, but we have seen the enemy and he is us. Doug Dachille, writing in the Wall Street Journal, echoes my column this...
May 28, 2008
Retirement (under)funding40% - Percentage of boomers who have no life insurance. 11% - Percentage of boomers who plan to stop working when they reach retirement...
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