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Talkin' 'Bout Their Generation In the tradition of earlier time cover stories on the baby boomers of the 1960s and Generation X in the 1990s, Joel Stein's May 20...
The New Greatest Generation
I am about to do what old people have done throughout history: call those younger than me lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow. But I have studies! I have...
Talkin' 'Bout Their Generations
MISSIONARY GENERATION BORN 1860--82 COINAGE Historians William Strauss and Neil Howe The Civil War ended during their childhood, and they reached early adulthood...
WATCH: Highlights from Stephen Colbert’s UVA Commencement Address
Sitting through graduation speeches is usually a drag — especially when you're cloaked in dark robes and braving extra humid, swamp-like conditions. So it's a...
Majority of Americans Support Legalization of Marijuana
Public support for legalizing marijuana has never been higher, but the latest studies show recreational use is linked with prescription drug misuse. In the...
With Baby Boomers Retiring, Why Do We Need So Many New Jobs?
Question: The monthly job reports are usually accompanied by a statement that we need lots of new jobs just to keep up with population growth. Since large...
US Home Sales Highest in More Than 3 Years
WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of previously occupied homes rose in February to their fastest pace in more than three years, and more people put their homes on the...
Workers Who Delay Retirement May Be Happiest
Once a radical view, working longer as a means to health and happiness is the new reality for many.
Baby Boomers: Not the ‘Healthiest Generation’
Every generation likes to think it’s healthier than the one that came before, but baby boomers can’t make that claim. In a study published in JAMA Internal...
Boomers Never Got Their $30 Trillion Inheritance — Will Millennials?
As banks contemplate $30 trillion flowing from boomers to Gen Y over the next 30 years, they're starting to think about how to capture this important and largely...
Birth Rate Plunges During Recession
Birth rates hit an historic low in America last year. This small number of newborns will hit the workforce in 20 years, just as the last baby boomer reaches full...
Jobs Guru Spills Secrets About Older Workers
Award-winning journalist Kerry Hannon offers some insight about the types of jobs the gray-haired set can expect to find in the coming years.
Morning Must Reads: Boomer
Nate Silver estimates Romney’s debate bounce at around 3 points. Obama raised a record $181 million in September. Romney will try again to turn Benghazi against...
How Different Generations of Americans Try to Find Work
Do millenials approach the job hunt differently than their older counterparts in Gen X or the Baby Boom generation? It turns out that they do, sometimes in...
Retirement Saving: What Comes Natural is Worst Approach
A disturbing pattern surfaces when you quiz baby boomers about their savings habits. The remarkably common experience they relate is that they saved nothing in...
Postponing Retirement: Will You Have to Work Forever?
I heard from an old friend recently who had been financially responsible her whole life, but a layoff several years ago derailed her savings. Now she’s nearing...
Senior Discounts That Really Aren’t
If there’s anything baby boomers hate more than aging, it’s the idea of being considered senior citizens. A collective aversion to ask for “senior” discounts or...
Why Gen Y Loves Restaurants – And Restaurants Love Them Even More
We’ve all heard that young people in America today are very likely to have loads of student loan debt, relatively little cash to spend, and roommates they know...
Baby Boomers Like Discounts – Just Not the ‘Senior Discount’
The senior members of the Baby Boom generation are turning 65 at a clip of roughly 10,000 per day. Even so, the generation famous for being at the center of the...
