Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
A Grand Plan
Zine Magubane
Boston Globe
May 17, 2009
Overview: “According to the AARP, baby boomers who have become grandparents are abandoning names like Poppa and Granny, which they say make them feel old. They plan to grandparent differently than their own parents did and want names that mirror a more active approach.”
http://tinyurl.com/pgxrfl
Boomer Trends
Jennifer Hiller
San Antonio Express News
May 17, 2009
Overview: “Baby boomers have long driven trends. And even though their nest eggs are showing a few cracks in this economy, they continue to make up a powerful segment of the housing market.”
http://tinyurl.com/qjt6h7
Not Your Grandfather's Retirement
CBS Sunday Morning
May 17, 2009
Overview: “Aging Baby Boomers aren't content spending their post-career years idle and are finding new ways to retire.”
http://tinyurl.com/r4bfd2
Happiness Is ... Being Old, Male and Republican
Robert Roy Britt
Live Science
May 18, 2009
Overview: “Americans grow happier as they age, surveys find. And a new Pew Research Center survey shows the tendency is holding up as the economy tanks.”
http://tinyurl.com/pvnoje