RV travel expected for Baby Boomers...Despite the tough economy, Baby Boomers are expected to hit the road in recreational vehicles as part of their retirement experience...With the arrival of spring and the travel season ahead RV veterans and probably many rookies are thinking about the wide open spaces and key among them are the Baby Boomers, who make up a good portion of the on-the-road market...(more)
Boomers'
Workplace
Conference Board Issues Guide for Managers On Speaking with
Mature Workers About Retirement...As
baby boomers move closer to the traditional retirement age,
corporations are being challenged to keep mature workers
engaged, retain their knowledge within the organization, and
harness the benefits of an intergenerational workforce...The
Conference Board has issued Putting Experience to Work – A
Guide to Navigating Legal and Management Issues Relating to
a Mature Workforce to fill the gap in knowledge – legal,
managerial, and cultural – on how to engage mature workers
and get the most from their knowledge and abilities...(more)
Boomers' Relationships
Negativity is contagious, study finds...Though
we may not care to admit it, what other people think about
something can affect what we think about it. This is how
critics become influential and why our parents’ opinions
about our life choices continue to matter, long after we’ve
moved out. But what kind of opinions have the most effect"
An important new study in the Journal of Consumer Research
reveals that negative opinions cause the greatest attitude
shifts, not just from good to bad, but also from bad to
worse...(more)
Boomers' Relationships
Spouses often mirror each other's health habits--If
one spouse exercises, quits smoking, stops drinking alcohol,
receives a flu shot, or undergoes a cholesterol screening,
the other spouse is more likely to do the same, according to
a new study in Health Services Research...(more)
Boomers'
Finances
U.S.N
ews & World Report
debuts First Annual 'Best Places to Retire' Special Issue--New
web-based search tool helps active retirees identify Great
Places To Spend Their Golden Years...U.S.News & World
Report, the nation's leading source for news analysis and
service journalism, today published its first annual "Best
Places to Retire" issue, featuring an in-depth look at the
nation's most attractive communities for tomorrow's active
retirees...(more)
Boomers' Workplace
Multi-National
SC Johnson Heads AARP's 2007 List of Best Employers for
Workers Over 50.--A
number of major multi- national corporations are
demonstrating that enlightened policies toward 50+ employees
make good business sense, based on the 2007 AARP Best
Employers for Workers Over 50...SC Johnson, the consumer
packaged goods company based in Racine, Wisconsin, with
operations in more than 70 countries, is the top
finisher...(more)
Boo
mers'
Diets, Dining
Olive Oil -- Reaping Its Health Benefits--Among
cooking oils, olive oil is touted as one of the healthiest.
Olive oil contains monounsaturated fat, which can lower
total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL or “bad”)
cholesterol in the blood. Choosing olive oil is a bit like
choosing wine. There are different grades, and some are more
flavorful and offer more health benefits. The August issue
of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource offers tips on choosing
an olive oil...(more)
Boomers' Diets, Dining
U.S. Wine Drinkers Finding More to Like Every Year--
Imported brands speed wine sales... growth U.S. wine
consumption took a gre
at
leap forward in 2006, rising an impressive 3.4 percent and
continuing the sector's climb for the 13th consecutive year,
according to the 2007 edition of the Adams Wine Handbook,
published by Adams Beverage Group, a division
of
business publisher M2MEDIA360...(more)
About Boomers
The
Boomers are Coming! The Boomers are Coming!
Michael and Kirk Douglas, LL Cool J, Tony Bennett, Rod
Stewart, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lily Tomlin, Melissa and Joan
Rivers, Bobbi Brown, Maya Angelou, Richard Dreyfuss and
Whoopi Goldberg among those confirmed to appear...Event
expected to generate more than $24 million for Boston
tourism industry*...AARP, one of the world's largest member
organizations with over 38 million members, today announced
it will bring its annual Life@50+ National Event & Expo to
Boston, MA on September 6-8, 2007...(more)
Boomers'
Finances
Helping
Boomers Realize Their Retirement Dreams:
Announcing Baby Boomer Retirement Preparedness Week: August
6-10...Although
Baby Boomers are
rapidly
approaching retirement age -- with the first wave turning 61
this year -- research shows a majority are not financially
prepared for retirement. To help Boomers better understand
and overcome the unique financial challenges they face in
retirement, the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) launched
Boomertirement, a series of educational initiatives,
including Baby Boomer Retirement Preparedness Week, August
6-10, 2007...(more)
'When
Will the Baby Boomers Really Retire?'--The
Retirement Financial Readiness Opinion Council's (RFROC)
latest study entitled 'When Will the Baby Boomers Really
Retire?', answers this question on many levels. Older Baby
Boomers have told us that they have been saving for their
retirement for forty years...(more)
Baby Boomers Heat Up Suburban Housing Market Choosing 55+ Community at Red Mill Village-- Red Mill Village, an active adult community in Norton, Massachusetts, is redefining the suburbs for aging Boomers looking for a change of place and lifestyle. While Florida, Arizona and other Sunbelt states continue to attract the 55+ crowd, a growing trend of "aging in place" or staying close to home in familiar locales is emerging for many Boomers considering their next housing move...(more)
About Boomers
There's No Quit in These
Boomers--Boomers
face challenges of adapting, working in changing 'Encore'
Society...(more)
Cosmetic plastic surgery for Baby Boomers shifts to lifts...While cosmetic minimally-invasive procedures continue to see an increase among all age groups, baby boomers are adding skin and body lift procedures in increasing numbers, according to statistics...(more)