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FH Boom Daily Digest – August 3, 2010

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 05:49 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

Internet lost on a fifth of Baby Boomers
Paul Briand
The Examiner
August 3, 2010

Overview: "While it's no surprise that 82 percent of Americans make some use of the Internet, it may come as a bit of surprise that among the non-users is a good chunk of younger Baby Boomers."
http://tinyurl.com/37kk7sl

Special Report: Smart Money in Real Estate Is on Smart Growth
Helen Chernikoff and Al Yoon
Reuters
August 3, 2010

Overview: "… aging boomers are growing out of the suburbs and their children have not yet grown into them -- and may never do so to the extent their parents did. This demographic shift, more than anything else, is driving consumer demand for compact, walkable neighborhoods …"
http://tinyurl.com/2g3awlm

5 Reasons to Start a Business in Retirement
Sydney Lagier
U.S. News & World Report
August 3, 2010

Overview: "The tip of the baby boom iceberg has just started melting into retirement. As tends to be the case with this generation, they are not content to do retirement the old-fashioned way. Boomers are healthier and more active than retirees of the past, and they have a lot more in mind than just sitting on their front porches in rocking chairs."
http://tinyurl.com/2fp4n6v

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