Mature Market Experts Stat of the Day: Baby Boomers Starting Businesses At Record Pace

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – Baby Boomers Starting Businesses At Record Pace. Who would have predicted that baby boomers (particularly those 55 to 65 year olds) are more willing to take on the risks of becoming an entrepreneur than younger coworkers? A [...]

Mature Market Experts Gem of The Day: Seniors, road rage, IPads, consumer products and why older women rule the world!

Mature Market Experts: more news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors, and the mature market - Seniors, road rage, IPod phones, consumer products and why older women rule the world! (For some reason when we migrated our blog from our old blog URL to this one, this posting disappeared, so I figured I’d [...]

Mature Market Experts Stat of the Day: After the Downturn, Will Seniors Retire?

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – After the Downturn, Will Seniors Retire? A new study released by economists Thomas Steinmeier of Texas Tech and Alan Gustman and Nahid Tabatabai of Dartmouth College suggests that most baby boomers will recover sufficiently from the 2008/2009 [...]

Mature Market Experts Gem of The Day - The Future Face of Aging in Place

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Mature Market Experts Gem of the Day: Boomers 55+ Housing Wish List

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market - Boomers 55+ Housing Wish List. Just what are baby boomers looking for in the real estate market? And what are they actually willing to pay for? According to a recent survey prepared by NAHB (National Association of [...]

Mature Market Experts Stat of the Day: American Baby Boomers’ Retirement Horizons Shifting With Home Values

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – American Baby Boomers’ Retirement Horizons Shifting With Home Values - According to an October newsletter from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, American baby boomers just reaching retirement age are far more likely to be in debt (and [...]

Mature Market Experts Stat of the Day: New Industry Helps Seniors Downsize and Relocate

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – New Industry Helps Seniors Downsize and Relocate. Getting people past the fear of downsizing has long been a hurdle that those of us who sell retirement communities, assisted living, or nursing care have long had to deal with. There [...]

Mature Market Experts Stat of the Day: US Companies Are Unprepared for Baby Boomer Retirement from Workforce

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – US  Companies Are Unprepared for Baby Boomer Retirement from Workforce. An overwhelming majority of surveyed domestic companies are unprepared for the exodus of boomers from their companies, according to a recent study by Sloan Center on Aging [...]

Mature Marke Experts Stat of the Day: Why Advertisers Spend More On Drugs That Lack Competition

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – Why Advertisers Spend More On Drugs That Lack Competition. A new report by The Congressional Budget Office uncovers an apparently contradictory trend in the marketing of brand name drugs. Advertisers spend much more on the marketing of [...]

Mature Market Experts Stat of the Day: Number of Baby Boomers Tweeting Doubles

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – Number of Baby Boomers Tweeting Doubles. Fall 2009 has seen a marked increase in Twitter use, according to the Pew Internet Project. While  the headlines dwell on the phenomenal usage among the young, mature marketers should note [...]