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Rheumatology Experts in Indiana Address Growing Osteoporosis Concerns as Baby Boomers Age
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BOSTON (MainStreet) — The gathering of loved ones throughout the holidays can have patriarchs and matriarchs thinking about the legacy they will leave behind for their family.
As these folks visit financial advisers to update wills, trusts and financial bequests, they may find themselves steered into a less tangible arena.
As baby boomers age, many see a need to pass along personal history, ethics and life lessons.
According to a recent study by Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America, there are four pillars to leaving a legacy, three of which — financial assets and real estate, personal possessions of emotional value and wishes to be fulfilled — typically are related to finances and money. A fourth objective is to impart values, ethics, traditions and life lessons, something 75% of surveyed baby boomers and their parents placed as the most important. Life lessons, ethics, values and traditions were all part of this category.
5 last-minute holiday gift ideas for boomers
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5 Second Careers for Baby Boomers
The generation that once declared it would never grow up is now refusing to conform to the stereotype of grandma and grandpa spending their retirement years in rocking chairs.
According to research from the AARP, 40% of baby boomers feel they will not have enough money to maintain their standard of living for retirement, and even if they do feel they will have sufficient funds for retirement, an AARP poll shows that 50% of boomers want to continue working or even start businesses.
It’s more important than ever for boomers to plan for a second career that matches their skills and lifestyle. Jobs in animal care will be in high demandathrough 2018.
According to research conducted at Boston College for the Census Bureau, the average age for retirement is rising. Since the 1990s, the average retirement age for men has risenato 64afrom 62 andato 62afrom 60 for women. That is only expected to rise, as the AARP poll shows that the 50% of boomers who want to continue working plan on doing it well into their 70s and beyond.
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Baby Boomers, Head to Your Local ‘Occupy’ Protest Now
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Baby boomers, you should be mad as hell.
Wall Street has betrayed your very existence with pie charts that lie, questions that deceive you, and a system that led you down a path of investment performance over function.
For the millions of Americans retiring in the next few years, checking your 401(k) statement can cause outrage.
After the government put a gun to your head with 401(k) plans, Wall Street simply gave tools (which, at the start, were useful) for the masses to invest funds in the equity markets. How was this a bad thing, fees excluded, to help diversify small and growing pools of retirement assets during the great bull run of the 20th century?
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Happy 65th birthday, boomers. Now what?
The first wave of of baby boomers — including Cher, Steven Spielberg, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and nearly 3 million other Americans — will turn 65 this year. If you’re among those celebrating in 2011 or the next few years, you may be feeling a bit gloomy about a birthday that officially crowns you a senior citizen. You’re too young to be old, right?
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