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FH Boom Daily Digest – July 2 2010

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:34 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

Walt Disney World Builds Houses to Attract Baby Boomers to Orlando
Candy Evans
Housing Watch
July 1, 2010

Overview: "The Orlando, Fla., folks who create our fantasy entertainment environments are now creating living environments for baby boomers."
http://tinyurl.com/2e8pa4d

Age-Friendly'? Sometimes, Anyway
Clyde Haberman
New York Times
July 1, 2010

Overview: "The World Health Organization added New York to its "global network of age-friendly cities." It was an international tip of the hat to the city for trying to make itself a better place for growing old. "
http://tinyurl.com/3xuoulw

FH Boom Daily Digest – July 1, 2010

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 05:40 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

For Boomers, will retirement be a relic of yesteryear?
Kay Severinson
Chicago Sun-Times
July 1, 2010

Overview: "Only in recent decades has it been common for elderly people to live alone, or in retirement communities. Many Baby Boomers have not prepared themselves financially for retirement, and may end up living with their children."
http://tinyurl.com/22v98rt

Most Baby Boomers Plan to Delay Retirement
Emily Brandon
U.S. News & World Report
June 30, 2010

Overview: "American workers are increasingly planning to delay retirement. Among employed adults ages 50 to 61, 60 percent say they may have to delay their retirement because of the recession, according to a Pew Research Center telephone survey of 2,967 adults released today. And 35 percent of those age 62 and older say they've already pushed back their retirement date."
http://tinyurl.com/2a8vxts

Baby Boomer Death Wish
Mark Goulston
Psychology Today
June 30, 2010

Overview: "Is there a solution so that baby boomers might go "gently into that good night" instead of taxing their patience challenged adult children?"
http://tinyurl.com/2ezvpf3

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