Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
The Boomer Tsunami and the Generation Wars
Matt Thornhill
Boomer Consumer: The Blog
February 19, 2009
Overview: “As a Boomer, I'm well aware that the age wave will do to the American social safety net what the Sumatra tsunami did to the coast of Thailand. But Boomers didn't set up the system, and we didn't resist tooth and nail efforts to reform it. Furthermore, we've been paying into the system our entire working lives -- we're not getting the same free ride that the early generations of beneficiaries did. Are Boomer expectations so unreasonable?”
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How to Reach Baby Boomers with Social Media
Sarah Perez
Read Wire Web
February 20, 2009
Overview: “A new report from Forrester Research revealed some surprising information: apparently Baby Boomers aren't exactly the technology Luddites that people think they are.”
Baby Boomers face inadequate retirement
Paul Birand
Examiner.com
February 20, 2009
Overview: “Many future Baby Boomer retirees are likely to have inadequate retirement income. That's a possibility foreseen by the Boston College Center for Retirement Research for Boomers and others if they rely only on Social Security and a supplementary 401(k) plan when it comes time for them to retire.”