Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
Survey: Baby Boomers Will Claim Social Security at Age 62
Emily Brandon
U.S. News & World Report
October 28, 2008
Overview: “Many baby boomers plan to sign up for their Social Security checks as soon as possible. A new survey found that 45 percent of those currently 61 years old will begin getting Social Security at age 62, the first year recipients can apply. Boomers cited financial necessity, health and longevity concerns, and a desire to collect as much as possible from the system as their reasons for early claiming.”
Boomer Sociology and Housing Demand
Matt Thornhill and John Martin
Boomer Consumer
October 24, 2008
Overview: “As children live longer with their Boomer parents, as more single Boomer women merge households to economize on housing expenses, as Boomer households morph into new forms, demand for housing could remain depressed for years.”