Baby Boom Generation

How 20-Something Researchers 'Understand What It's Like To Be Old'

Second Act | Posted 01.02.2012

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Plastic bands that restrict movement. Glasses that make vision dull and yellowed. Shoes that throw the wearer off balance. Harnesses that make the bod...

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Saki Knafo

Levittown: The Baby Boomer Story As Told By The Children Of America's First Suburb

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 12.02.2011

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In 1946, a developer named William Levitt began buying up land from potato farmers in the Long Island town of Hempstead, N.Y., and within a few years ...

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Boomer Retirement May Weigh Down Stock Market For Next Two Decades

Posted 10.22.2011

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By Michael S. Derby of the Wall Street Journal The next quarter century or so could be a tough one for the stock market, researchers at the Federal...

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New Study: Baby Boomers Approach 65... Glumly

D'Vera Cohn and Paul Taylor | Posted 11.17.2011

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The iconic image of the Baby Boom generation is a 1960s-era snapshot of an exuberant, long-haired, rebellious young adult. That portrait wasn't entire...

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