Top News from Today's "Boomiverse"
Reaching 60 Makes Me Old, or Not
Steve Rose
www.kcommunitynews.com
Overview: “Turning 60, which I did last week, can be very confusing. Is it old or not? I am among tens of millions of Baby Boomers who are confronting that same question.”
http://www.kccommunitynews.com/articles/2007/11/28/wednesday_sun/opinion/b-ws-opi-rose.column28.txt
Get Ready for Baby Boomers’ Exit from Workforce
www.starbulletin.com
Overview: “As baby boomers near retirement, Hawaii faces a potential worker shortage that threatens to be debilitating to county and state governments and the economy. Nearly one in six workers in the state is 55 or older and will be eligible to retire in four years, and employers will need not only to fill their jobs but find more workers for a growing economy.”
http://starbulletin.com/2007/11/29/editorial/editorial01.html
A Conversation with Your Futureself(SM): Baby Boomers and Retirees Look to the Future for Answers About the Present
www.money.cnn.com
Overview: “If you had the opportunity to speak with yourself 20 years from now -- your futureself -- and ask any question about your life in retirement, what would you want to know? The Lincoln Retirement SM Institute released a new survey today that asked baby boomers and retirees (ages 42+) to imagine what their futures in retirement will be like and reflect on the decisions they have made in the past. Overall, the survey shows that respondents are cautiously optimistic.”
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NETH02629112007-1.htm