Top News from Today's "Boomiverse"
Rich Baby Boomers Are Buying Online
www.emarketer.com
Overview: “It seems to happen every generation: while advertisers and marketers focus relentlessly on young consumers, someone realizes that older consumers actually have more money to spend. Now it's the baby boomers' turn as the richest generation.”
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?id=1006165
More People Choosing Unconventional Farewell
Allison Walker
www.cfnews13.com
Overview: “More and more baby boomers want to exit this world in a way you may have never imagined.”
Did You Sign Up For Social Security Too Soon?
Emily Brandon
www.usnews.com
Overview: “The first baby boomers, born in 1946, can claim Social Security benefits this year, and almost a third of them plan to do so, according to a MetLife Mature Market Institute survey. But filing at age 62 pays out a reduced benefit, compared with holding out until what the Social Security Administration deems their full retirement age—in this case, 66. (Boomers born after 1946 can find their full retirement age here.) Waiting until age 70 produces an even bigger monthly check.”
Comments (1)
Wow. Those are amazing funeral ideas. As a consumer writer I wrote an article years ago about how to purchase a casket and use it as a coffee table or storage box until death. It was one of my most popular columns.
Rita
I write a blog for boomer consumers at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide at http://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.com.
Posted by Rita | April 11, 2008 3:24 AM
Posted on April 11, 2008 03:24