The spirit moves Baby Boomers
Paul Briand
Examiner.com
December 2, 2008
Overview: “AARP has found that Baby Boomers are intensely spiritual, believing in divine healing, miracles and guardian angels.”
Retiree Havens Turn Younger To Combat the Housing Bust
Kelly Greene and Jennifer Levitz
The Wall Street Journal
December 1, 2008
Overview: “For Sheldon Behr, buying a condo in Century Village East has meant the chance to live out his retirement years with other older adults who enjoy golf, long walks and comedy nights at the clubhouse. But with the financial crisis deepening and the housing market stalled, a growing number of units at the 55-and-over community are lying vacant.”
Cyber Monday sales growing
Rita Robison
Seattle Post Intelligencer
December 1, 2008
Overview: “Almost 30 percent of active Internet users are baby boomers. That means boomers are turning more and more frequently to on-line shopping to meet their needs.
Baby boomers used an Internet search more than 75 percent of the time when purchasing automobiles, appliances, and electronics, according to Performics.”