Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
Old age: Blessings, curses
USA Today Web log
July 21, 2009
Overview: “For energetic Baby Boomers crossing the line into retirement, the prospect of years more to enjoy life holds potential delights. AARP's magazine for over-50s regularly highlights the amazing potential and feats — skydiving, anyone? — filling the ever-extending retirement years of many.”
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100-year-olds' club is starting to get crowded
The Associated Press
July 20, 2009
Overview: “The number of centenarians already has jumped from an estimated few thousand in 1950 to more than 340,000 worldwide today, with the highest concentrations in the U.S. and Japan, according to the latest Census Bureau figures and a report being released Monday by the National Institute on Aging.”
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Many Baby Boomers Concerned About Retirement Money
CBS News
July 20, 2009
Overview: “Due largely to a somewhat unexpected financial crisis, many baby boomers will be forced to revisit their retirement plans and end up leaving nothing to their kids.”
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