In the life of a Boomer

  • Annuity carriers overextended?

    It's not exactly a new topic, but one that some industry watchers say still hasn't been effectively addressed. Janet Paskin, writing in The Wall Street Journal, once again raises the issue of whether annuity companies have been too generous with their living benefit guarantees.

    Posted on: September 1, 2008
    By Marketing Staff

  • Aussie boomers binge on booze

    Australian baby boomers are out-drinking their teenage children, with figures revealing parents are drinking more than 20 drinks a week. Okay, but c'mon, this is Australia we're talking about.

    Posted on: September 1, 2008
    By Boomer Market Advisor

  • Boomers with no savings now being laid-off

    Baby boomers who didn't save for retirement counted on working longer as a Plan B.

    Posted on: September 1, 2008
    By Boomer Market Advisor

  • Senator: IRA rollover ads misleading

    Talk about unwanted attention from Washington. Fidelity and TIAA-CREF have attracted the ire of U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl D., Wis., chairman of the Senate's Special Committee on Aging. Kohl called certain print IRA rollover ads the companies have run "misleading" advertisements to entice government employees to roll over their money to them.

    Posted on: September 1, 2008
    By Boomer Market Advisor

  • Japan to declare recession

    And we thought we had it bad. Let's hope this Asian flu isn't as contagious as the last one.

    Posted on: September 1, 2008
    By Boomer Market Advisor

  • Hawaii-Colorado top boomer life expectancy list

    Just one of the many reasons we love being based in Colorado.

    Posted on: September 1, 2008
    By Boomer Market Advisor

  • Want some cheese with that whine?

    Boomers are worried, and aren't afraid to tell you about it; this according to a social and demographic trends survey released recently by the Pew Research Center.

    Posted on: August 1, 2008
    By Boomer Market Advisor

  • Part-time is not an option

    For boomers, the options are straightforward.

    Posted on: August 1, 2008
    By Boomer Market Advisor

  • The encore is not so easy

    Veteran columnist and blogger for The New York Times Marci Alboher reminds us not everyone is in a position to take on an encore career.

    Posted on: August 1, 2008
    By Boomer Market Advisor

  • Boomer consumers much hipper than you think

    If you think marketers are all about attracting younger demographics - you're wrong.

    Posted on: August 1, 2008
    By Boomer Market Advisor

  • Saying it all

    "We are right smack in the middle of a perfect storm the likes of which no generation (and certainly no American generation of 75 million people) has ever had to face

    Posted on: August 1, 2008
    By Boomer Market Advisor

  • Online boomer behavior: What's in, what's out?

    Tech savvy? Yes. Cyber socialites? Not quite. While boomers may be going online in drones, they're not flocking to social networking sites despite recent hype.

    Posted on: August 1, 2008
    By Boomer Market Advisor