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The Future of Expenses in Retirement
Social Security benefits may not be able to keep up with the costs of health care over the next two decades. Today’s Americans are already undersaving for their retirement and Social Security is even now struggling to keep some afloat…
Entrepreneurs in Retirement
Baby Boomers continue to live up to their name and are creating a boom in businesses that cater to the retired population. In the past this may have meant the medical field, but today it refers to everything leisurely. Boomers…
Check out “Independence at Home”–A CMS Test Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is testing a program that “will work with medical practices to test the effectiveness of delivering comprehensive primary care services at home and if doing so improves care for Medicare beneficiaries with…
Debating the Chained CPI Issue for COLA
Forbes staff writer Janet Novack takes a look at the implications of the much-discussed “chained CPI” approach to containing future Social Security benefits. Read the article here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of…
A Discussion on Social Security’s Future
Social Security experts Larry Kotlikoff and Phil Moeller have an open discussion on the future of Social Security and the steps that workers–especially younger workers–should consider in dealing with the road ahead. Watch the brief video segment here… Notice:…
Largest Demographic in Voting
Baby Boomers now share the top spot of most eligible voters with the Millennials. The Boomers peaked in the 2004 elections at 72.9 million eligible voters and have since fallen to 69.7 million and will continue to decline. Millennials caught…
Boomers Keeping Music Alive
Each generation usually sees a shift in what kind of music is most popular and how it is listened to. Millennials have fallen flat, however, and Baby Boomers refuse to leave the scene. Streaming has not caught on in the…
Financial Lessons Learned from Boomers
Millennials are spending money at a lesser rate than both Generation X and Baby Boomers. This may sound counter intuitive when you look at dining and entertainment habits, but the older generations generally spend more money while out than Millennials.…
Boomer Owned Businesses After Retirement
Baby Boomers are entering retirement in larger numbers every day and will continue to do so over the next couple decades. Those that own their own business are looking for ways to ensure the longevity of their business after they…
The Fight for Boomer Clients
Financial advisors are clamoring for the business of Baby Boomers. 59% of those advisors surveyed say that the Boomer generation is the most attractive to their business because of the stage of life that they are currently in. Boomers are…