Browsing: baby boomers
Alaskans are seeking a respite from thousands of tourists who cruise the panhandle region
A new agreement between Alaska’s capital city and major cruise lines seeks to cap the daily number of cruise ship…
The baby boomer bump: How ‘the richest retiring generation we’ve ever had’ is keeping the economy afloat
Baby boomers, members of the wealthiest generation in history, are beginning to retire in record numbers. Though much has been…
I’m nearing 65 and am better than ever at my job. With more boomers opting not to retire, I’m not alone
In 2007, I wrote an article making the case for law firms to reconsider their mandatory retirement policies. It was…
Unmarried millennials are twice as likely as boomers to buy homes solo—and 10 times as likely to buy with a friend
Millennials may be known as a generation of renters, but they’ve made significant home-buying inroads over the past few years,…
Meet the 81-year-old CEO who built a $10.4 billion luxury cruise line tailored just for baby boomers: ‘They’re the richest group we have around’
A veteran cruise attendee at just 24 years old, Julia Wilcox is used to her inbox flooding with promotional emails…
A record 4.1 million Americans may retire this year: Financial planners say they should take these 5 steps
The so-called silver tsunami of retirees is beginning to crest this year, as a record-high 4.1 million Americans turn 65…
Gen Z will pay dearly for this U.S. blunder on the massive debt that boomers, Gen X, and millennials are dumping on them, former White House economist warns
U.S. debt is soaring to record levels, and the Treasury Department squandered an opportunity to help ease the burden on…
Baby boomers are losing their life savings to phone scammers claiming to provide tech support, authorities say
Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise…
‘High-status’ millennials are richer than boomers were at the same age. The rest aren’t so lucky
Millennials and baby boomers have been positioned as generational contrasts: One benefitted from a period of unprecedented economic growth and…
With Baby Boomers aging and nursing home care costs climbing, obscure old sleeper laws on the books in more than…












