Retirement has been the ultimate goal, a natural end to a career, for generations. And with Social Security, a hard and fast date of retirement (currently age 65) has long been something people plan toward. But things are changing. More and more people delay retirement for a number of reasons. The fact that Baby Boomers are working longer and have …
Boomer Spending Power: Chicken Little, Pollyanna and Wile E. Coyote
by Barry Robertson – Chicken Little and Pollyanna spar over Pew data There’s an old story about the corporate CEO who insisted all analysts present their findings to management with one arm tied firmly behind their backs. The boss was tired of wishy-washy reports that concluded “on the one hand … but on the other hand.” Legendary or not, when a Pew Research Center report proclaimed The American Middle …