Archive for November, 2008
Calling Intellectually Active Adults
Over-55 communities near college campuses are on the increase, according to The Hartford Courant. Reporter Valerie Finholm writes … An increasing number of baby boomers are heading back to college — this time to live in 55-and-older “active adult” housing developments built on or near college campuses. About two dozen or so university-based retirement communities’ [...]
National Park Visitor Numbers Down
Jeff Barnard of the Associated Press reports from Oregon that while we baby boomers once filled America’s national parks, younger groups are more entertained by other things. In the years after World War II, Americans packed up their young families and Army surplus camping gear and headed into the national forests to hunt, fish, and [...]
Is Selling Your Home the Answer?!
Baby boomers are reaching the age where they need to decide between asset ownership and liquidity. A growing percentage of boomers will use up their savings “between jobs” after age 50 and before retirement. They will go through the process of liquidating their assets at prices that are much lower than a few years ago [...]
Muddling Towards Golden Gate
By the time we Boomers reach this stage of life, we usually know ourselves pretty well and what it is about our lives that we love. Mike Petrie loves sailing and surfing, and in this article that he wrote for SAIL magazine, he remembers an early adventure that taught him respect and appreciation for the [...]
Baby Boomers Face Heavy Financial Blow
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some people can’t wait for the day they retire, but 49-year-old Christiana Drapkin is relieved she’s not at the finish line yet after the rout on Wall Street ravaged her retirement savings. “Since the beginning of the year I must have lost around half,” Drapkin, a musician, said of her withering [...]
Tips for Surviving an Internet Era Thanksgiving
Here is a list of the top ten things to keep in mind during Thanksgiving, especially if you are an online addict: Nobody will not take kindly to your tweeting on your iPhone or Blackberry at the table. Sure Aunt Bertha always loves to tell her crazy stories about being a radical in the ’60s [...]
Throwing the Sandwich Generation a Lifeline
Here are some suggestions for investors caught in the middle, according to the North American Securities Administrators Association. Are you one of the millions of Americans caught in the middle of a generational sandwich—caring for their children and aging parents? If so, you are part of a growing population dubbed the “Sandwich Generation (SandGEN)” and [...]
Baby Boomers in 20 years – A Look Ahead
In families of choice in addition to families of relatives is how Baby Boomers may choose to live in 20 years, writes Paul Briand for the Examiner.com. That’s one forward-thinking conclusion of an extensive study: “Boomers: The Next 20 Years, Ecologies of Risk.” It’s hard to imagine the Baby Boomers, much less the planet, in [...]
Grief During the Holidays
As the holiday season gets underway, the Co-Founders of BoomerCafé wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season. And, we realize that for some people, the holidays are difficult and painful, and we share this article by Jane Galbraith, author of “Baby Boomers Face Grief: Survival and Recovery.” Baby Boomers are in for a [...]
Global Economy Impacts Outlook for Baby Boomers
Baby Boomers might redefine themselves and their surroundings by the year 2028 as a result of an evolving global environment and marketplace, according to a project by the Institute for the Future in conjunction with the MetLife Mature Market Institute. The project’s final report, “Boomers: The Next 20 Years, Ecologies of Risk,” paints a new [...]
