A new book co-authored by a professor at The University of Arizona guides baby boomers and their families through the often overwhelming legal and financial issues facing new retirees. [click link for full article]

The number of drivers 50 and over has increased by 46 percent since 2005—they now make up one third of its driving staff of 15,000. At Watkins and Shepard Trucking of Helena, Mont., the number of drivers over 50 has steadily increased in the past few years. And hits on GetTrucking.com, a recruiting Web site that targets drivers older than 50 and minorities, have gone from 500 to about 4,000 per week over the past few months. “This is something we’re seeing across the board,” says Ray Kuntz, chairman of the American Trucking Association. These numbers are good news for trucking companies. A 2005 study showed the industry has a shortage of 20,000 drivers—many workers have been lost to better-paid construction jobs—that will likely increase to 111,000 by 2014, out of about 3 million drivers total. By tapping into the baby-boomer market—largely empty nesters, or second-career seniors who have experienced burnout or layoffs—carriers hope they will be able to keep their rigs running.

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http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The children and grandchildren of baby boomers have been called a lot of names, and most of the printable ones are taken from the alphabet: Generation X, Y and Z. The young professionals, as they call themselves, may turn out to be the most rebellious generation of all.

Baby boomers are retiring — and getting bored. Brad Lawson is looking to put them back to work and make some money in the process.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Fully two-thirds of baby boomers plan to retire in the next 10 years and many are seeking financial planners to help them accumulate what they will need when the time comes. But not all “certified” advisers are what they appear to be, says Robin Davis, a certified financial planner and author of the book “Who’s Sitting on Your Nest Egg?”

A shift in the ownership of the small- and medium-sized enterprise sector - as the baby boomer generation retires - offers opportunities for young entrepreneurs, as well as payouts for owners, and business for banks and brokers.

The American Foundation for the Blind helps people with fading eyesight find ways to keep living active lives. Learning to live with glaucoma

Boomers have discovered the joys of truckdriving.

The projection of a large increase in the number of Hubbard County residents over the age of 65 is a cause for celebration. The so-called “age wave of baby boomers” that will begin to turn 65 in 2010 bring with them skills, enthusiasm and a wealth of training and knowledge.

At times, Niagara boasts of its status as having one of the oldest populations in the country. At others, civic leaders face the realities of an aging population and the challenges it brings.

Baby boomers have a homeownership rate higher than the national average, and one in four boomers owns more than one house, a recent survey…

As the baby boomer generation grows older, many are starting to experience weakening vision. But a fairly new lens paired with an established procedure is helping to restore clear vision. That’s where multifocals come in, making reading sans glasses possible while also improving vision for middle and far distances. LASIK can only affect one kind of vision in each eye, while multifocals can conquer all distance challenges. Many people can be candidates for multifocal lenses, whether in their 70s and having trouble reading or 27 years old with an early appearance of cataracts. Even people with diabetes or high blood pressure or taking blood thinners are candidates for the surgery.

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Obesity, Alzheimer’s disease key threats to baby boomers’ health

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Many of the 77 million U.S. baby boomers are counting on living longer and in better health than their parents, but early indications suggest they may not be as spry as their predecessors were when they entered their later years.