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Recession Will Haunt Us Into Retirement

Posted on 05/17/2013 by | Money and Work | Comments

Bulletin Today | Money & Savings | WorkOlder boomers, many at retirement’s doorstep, lost more than quarter of their net worth during the recession. Yet they may be the last demographic to retire with enough savings to live comfortably, according to a new study. Younger boomers (in their late 40s and 50s), and Gen-Xers (in their late 30s and early 40s) are on track to retire with skimpier savings. Consequently, they’re likely to face a pared-down lifestyle in retirement. Put another way, they’ll be the first two …

Boomers Turn the Tables in the Restaurant Industry

Posted on 05/16/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | FoodIn the restaurant business, the conventional wisdom used to be that attracting young adults was the surest road to profit, because people invariably tended to dine out less as they got older. But boomers, an iconoclastic generation that’s refuted so many other age stereotypes, are upending the old equation. A recent study by NPD Group shows that visits to commercial food establishments — both restaurants and “snack” establishments such as coffee shops — by customers 65 and older have grown nearly …

Open Letter To Mom: 12 Truths You Taught Me

Posted on 05/10/2013 by | Volunteering | Comments

Home & Family | RelationshipsDear Mom, By now, you’ve probably opened the package I sent for Mother’s Day. If not, SPOILER ALERT: I got you those leggings you wanted (like mine) and an oversized tunic to match. Cute? Yes. Thoughtful? Kinda. Special? Not really. Even the card I sent was ordinary. A few months ago, I picked out the perfect one, but then I forgot it at home on Tuesday, the day I had to USPS it all to arrive on time. #mothersdayfail Mom, …

The #1 Topic to Talk About After 50 (Even If They Say We Shouldn’t!)

Posted on 05/9/2013 by | Best of Everything After 50 | Comments

Money & Savings | Your LifeOkay, I know that money is one of those topics we’re not supposed to discuss at cocktail parties (along with religion and politics and so on and so forth) … but … we’re not at a cocktail party. We’re in real life. Midlife, in fact. And we need money. If you don’t have a plan… it’s time to think about creating one.  We don’t want to be in our 50s, 60s and beyond without enough money to take care of ourselves. Where to start? First, understand …

Generation by Generation, Where Voters Stand on Same-Sex Marriage

Posted on 03/27/2013 by | Washington Watch | Comments

Bulletin Today | Politics | RelationshipsAs the U.S. Supreme Court took up two seminal cases on same-sex marriage, the media speculated about whether the justices were in step with public opinion. But what is the public’s opinion? When you look at the issue by generation, there’s a wide divide. More members of Generation X (born 1965-1980) and Millennials (born after 1980) favor marriage equality than oppose it, according to a Pew Research Center poll in March. Not so for the Silent Generation (born 1928-1945) or boomers …

Middle-Aged Women Have Most Empathy

Posted on 02/1/2013 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthLooking for someone to really listen and care? Talk to a woman in her 50s. A new University of Michigan study of more than 75,000 adults, ages 18 to 90, found that late-middle-aged women were the most empathetic — more so than either men the same age or anyone (of either gender) older or younger. Overall, middle-aged adults were more empathetic — meaning more likely to react emotionally to the experiences of others and to understand things from another person’s …

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