Top News from Today's "Boomiverse"
Baby Boomers Become the Forgotten Consumer
Jennifer Mann
The Kansas City Star
July 29, 2008
Overview: “There are almost 100 million consumers in the United States who are age 50-plus. They control more than $8 trillion in assets, more than 70 percent of the disposable dollars in the U.S. Yet they barely get passing notice from American advertisers.”
http://www.kansascity.com/637/story/724432.html
Older, Wiser, and Available
Stacey Chase
Boston.com
July 27, 2008
Overview: “An AARP analysis of 2007 US Census Bureau data found that of the 76.7 million baby boomers, 18.5 percent were divorced or separated, 10.6 percent had never married, and 2.8 percent were widowed, making nearly a third of the generation (24.5 million) single.”
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2008/07/27/older_wiser_and_available/
Baby Boomers Not Backing Down from Foot and Ankle Arthritis
Newswise
July 29, 2008
Overview: “They danced to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and disco. They worked out with Jane Fonda and made jogging their national pastime... Now approaching retirement, many members of the 'Me Generation' aren't ready to slow down, even if their bodies are. Foot and ankle surgeons say Baby Boomers are more likely than previous generations to seek care when arthritis develops in their toes, feet and ankles.”
Comments (1)
Boomers may want to consider alternative medicine treatments to see if they can help arthritis before having surgery on their toes, feet, and ankles.
I write a boomer consumer blog called The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide at http://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.com.
Rita
Posted by Rita | August 4, 2008 4:09 AM
Posted on August 4, 2008 04:09