According to NY Think Tank scenarioDNA, Convergence of Gen Y and Boomers Puts a Spin on Generational Marketing (PRWeb)

The convergence of two consumer groups, Gen Y and Baby Boomers (which came two generations before them) lend a unique spin on generational marketing. scenarioDNA terms that uniqueness as Ironic Consumption. (PRWeb Jun 27, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SG9yci1Qcm9mLVN1bW0tQ291cC1UaGlyLVplcm8=

New fitness centers cater to older baby boomers (Courier-Post)

Marshall Kahn attends a gym with yoga, tai chi and Pilates classes, weight training and treadmills. It also has a driving simulator, where members can keep their skills from deteriorating.

According to NY Think Tank scenarioDNA, Convergence of Gen Y and Boomers Puts a Spin on Generational Marketing (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

The convergence of two consumer groups, Gen Y and Baby Boomers (which came two generations before them) lend a unique spin on generational marketing. scenarioDNA terms that uniqueness as Ironic Consumption.

Sweden’s Early Baby Boom Provides Lessons For US (Science Daily)

Sweden is known for its high quality care for older adults. Most importantly, the system helps to keep older adults independent. With the growing demand brought on by aging baby boomers, the government was able to make adjustments to maintain a high level of services.

Sweden’s early baby boom provides lessons for US (EurekAlert!)

Sweden, like much of Scandinavia, is known for its high quality care for older adults. Most importantly, the system helps to keep older adults independent. With the growing demand brought on by aging baby boomers however, the government has been challenged to maintain this high level of services.

Baby boomers hobbling toward old age

Retirement Income Redesigned: Master Plans for Distribution: An Adviser\'s Guide for Funding Boomers\' Best Years According to DeseretNews, a wave of baby boomers may be hobbling toward retirement in worse health and with more aches and pains than people born before them, according to federally funded research. They have more trouble climbing stairs, easing themselves out of a living-room Barcalounger and crouching to hug a grandchild, according to a survey of about 5,000 people born from 1948 to 1953 and released by the National Bureau of Economic Research earlier this year. They smoke less, may be more aware of what’s good and not so good for their bodies and have access to an ever-growing array of treatments and medication. But they said they hurt more, drink more, suffer more depression and experience more chronic health conditions than people born just before and during World War II.

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Many boomers hobbling painfully toward old age (Deseret Morning News)

A wave of baby boomers may be hobbling toward retirement in worse health and with more aches and pains than people born before them, according to federally funded research.

Baby boomers are caring for aging parents (New Kerala)

WASHINGTON, June 25: Forty-one percent of U.S. baby boomers who have living mothers or fathers are helping to care for them, a new USA Today/ABC News/Gallup Poll revealed.

Baby boomers still searching for love (The Record)

Helene Pier fondly remembers some wild times at Casey’s club in Clifton, where she would dance all night with other children of the ’60s. Casey’s is gone, but Pier’s memories — and a hope to recreate them — remain. “They were exciting times.

Baby Boomers Are Caring for Aging Parents (RedNova)

Forty-one percent of U.S. baby boomers who have living mothers or fathers are helping to care for them, a new USA Today/ABC News/Gallup Poll revealed. The survey also said 8 percent of U.S.

Baby boomers are caring for aging parents (UPI)

Forty-one percent of U.S. baby boomers who have living mothers or fathers are helping to care for them, a new USA Today/ABC News/Gallup Poll revealed.

The inevitability of retirement hitting home for boomers

Those who leave the work force unexpectedly, perhaps because of poor health, may also experience sharper declines in expenditures beyond what might be associated with the end of their working lives. The average household seems to plan well. But there is a segment — perhaps upward of 25 percent — that doesn’t plan well and these people do experience a decline, maybe as a result of a health shock. The focus should be on understanding who these households are and what they’re about. Stop Sitting on Your Assets: How to Safely Leverage the Equity Trapped in Your Home and Transform It Into a Constant Flow of Wealth and Security

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Cost More a Concern than Quality In Future Care for Elderly Parents (ABC News)

Considerations For Baby Boomers Dealing with Caring for Aging Parents

Baby boomers still searching for love (The Record)

Helene Pier fondly remembers some wild times at Casey’s club in Clifton, where she would dance all night with other children of the ’60s. Casey’s is gone, but Pier’s memories — and a hope to recreate them — remain. “They were exciting times.

Boomer retirements loom darkly in classroom (Boston Globe)

WASHINGTON — As hundreds of thousands of baby boomers retire and the No Child Left Behind law raises standards for new teachers, school systems across the country are facing a scarcity of qualified recruits.

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