Word: boomer
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...loves the musical Cats: "At long last, the Republican Party had nominated its first baby boomer for the presidency, and the man they had chosen was no more culturally 'with it' than Bob Dole, the septuagenarian previous nominee, had been," New York Times correspondent Frank Bruni writes. Bush viewed the musical Cats as modern theater at its finest ... and openly admitted that martial artist Chuck Norris was his favorite film actor. (Source: Bruni's Ambling into History...
...possible benefit of turmoil: the bear market of 2008 may have ended the spendthrift ways of the 80 million--strong boomer generation, which is now heading rapidly toward retirement, and refocused them on saving. "We must have a reset on consumer spending; frankly, it is out of control," says Daniel J. Houston, president of retirement investor services at Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, Iowa. The average contribution to a 401(k) plan is 7% of salary, yet the average person may need to save 13% to 15% of his salary to maintain his standard of living in retirement...
...want to hang out with him--and buy his bikes. Just ask Harley-Davidson. The hogmaker fell under Buell's spell 15 years ago when it decided to purchase a 49% stake in the tiny company as a way to attract a younger demographic to the iconic baby-boomer brand. Harley kept increasing its stake over 10 years and finally bought it all in 2003, even though Buell accounts for a mere 2% of Harley's sales. "What does Buell bring to Harley?" asks Don Brown, analyst and president of DJB Associates in Irvine, Calif. "Good question." In 2007 Buell...
...stairs leading to “Studio 74” at the Office for the Arts are already packed with a peculiar crowd by 8 p.m., when the Harvard Ballroom Dance Team swing lesson is scheduled to begin. Local community members of every age—Baby Boomer couples looking to spice up married life, graduate students fine-tuning their skillz on the dance floor, and a motley of others—mingle with students as we wait awkwardly for the previous class to vacate the room...
...sign up more boomer customers--a generation ripe for coverage but still classically in denial about its age--insurers are echoing the "lifestyle" planning that has been so successful in the mutual-fund industry. Only instead of a fund that automatically shifts to conservative investments as you age, they're providing long-term-care insurance that allows you to start small and add coverage as you near the time in life when you'll most likely need it. Allianz, for example, lets you lock in a good-health discount and make adjustments every five years. With MetLife...