Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
We Have Seen The Future, And It Is Old
Engage Boomers
Matt Thornhill
November 23, 2009
Overview: “Have you seen the advertising campaign for Dos Equis beer featuring ‘The Most Interesting Man in the World?" Each commercial depicts exploits from the "interesting man's" past, or he offers insight on a particular topic. For example, on the topic of "Life" he says, "It is never too early to start beefing up your obituary.’”
http://tinyurl.com/ye4gsol
Editorial: Our boomer-elders are a state asset
Minneapolis Star Tribune
November 23. 2009
Overview: “It's increasingly clear that money for public work is going to be scarce in Minnesota for a number of years. But the state's human capital forecast for the next decade is more hopeful. The reason: The number of 65- to 74-year-olds is about to spike.”
http://tinyurl.com/y934egd
Good news, Boomers: You only have to work a little longer
David Nicklaus
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 23, 2009
Overview: “We Baby Boomers have all heard this refrain, and perhaps uttered it ourselves: If the stock market doesn’t recover, I may never be able to retire. A new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, however, finds that fear to be vastly exaggerated.”
http://tinyurl.com/yhph2o6