Friday, October 8, 2010

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The Boomer Blog


FH Boom Daily Digest – October 7, 2010

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 05:09 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

What Baby Boomers Need to Know About Alzheimer's
Casey Dowd
FOX Business News
October 7, 2010

Overview: "November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness month. Fellow baby boomers, I know very well what you think when you hear the word "Alzheimer's."
http://tinyurl.com/2c9qt3x

America's $4.6 trillion retirement hole
Ben Rooney
CNN Money
October 7, 2010

Overview: "On average, U.S. workers would need to have an additional $48,000 when they retire at 65 to ensure they don't run shy of cash in retirement, the Employee Benefit Research Institute said. All told, the group estimates that the national retirement deficit is $4.6 trillion."
http://tinyurl.com/2c6oouf

FH Boom Daily Digest – October 6, 2010

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:10 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

Boomer Customers Seek Emotional Connection
Jim Shea
Hartford Courant
October 6, 2010

Overview: "Because the way we think and process information evolves as we age, experts say the way we behave as consumers also changes. As a result, members of the baby boom generation are now at a stage in life where emotion and gut feelings play a bigger role in deciding about a purchase."
http://tinyurl.com/2ev82pv

Grandparents trying sobriquets with style
Dianna Marder
Philadelphia Inquirer
October 6, 2010

Overview: "As a professional belly dancer, Rima Synnestvedt says she's not your "normal, regular grandma." So like many baby-boomers becoming first-time grandparents, Synnestvedt, 62, wanted to be called something nontraditional. She suggested Rimom."
http://tinyurl.com/27vj2rp

FH Boom Daily Digest – October 5, 2010

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:17 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

Facebook urges more face time
Steve Clark
Variety
October 5, 2010
Overview: "Among baby boomers -- defined as those aged between 50-65 years old -- 49% had their own Facebook site."
http://tinyurl.com/25qysf4

Getting on with life after a loved one dies
Bill Ward
Minneapolis Star Tribune
October 5, 2010

Overview: "A few years ago, Kat Reed discovered a gaping void in the market for people who have experienced a major void in their lives.When her mother died suddenly in June 2007, Reed scrambled to help with not only the arrangements and her ailing dad, but also everything that was left behind
http://tinyurl.com/245bw2p

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