Will baby boomers work more years than their parents did?

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Age Power: How the 21st Century Will Be Ruled by the New Old

In this breakthrough book, Dychtwald explains how individuals, businesses, and governments can best prepare for a new era in which the priorities of our homes and nation will be set by the needs and desires of the elderly. He surveys how each of us must make individual decisions right now to "age-proof" our lives. "Old simply isn't what it used to be," writes gerontologist Ken Dychtwald, bestselling author of Age Wave. In the 20th century, the number of Americans ages 65 and older increased fr


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The Family, the Market or the State?: Intergenerational Support Under Pressure in Ageing Societies (International Studies in Population)

This book touches upon a few of the major challenges that all modern societies will have to face in the near future: how to set up a resilient pay-as-you-go pension system; whether the current balance between expenses and revenues in social expenditure is viable in the future, and, if not, what changes need to be introduced; whether the relative well-being of the current and future cohorts of the old will be preserved, and how their standards of living compare to those experienced by the old in


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Fitness and Exercise Fun for Baby Boomers and Seniors

A series of fun exercises for all of us folks entering the advancing years category. These exercises can be practiced anytime and most anywhere with absolutely no or very little equipment. Those that do, require only minimum cost items and then that is only a matter of choice. The author has compiled and written this book with this specifically in mind and to encourage people to carry out these exercises outdoors and in the fresh air where possible. In fact, the idea is not to go anywhere near a


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Road To Retirement For Baby Boomers

This book covers the essential things you have to do to prepare for an enjoyable retirement. But how can one plan retirement without “knowing where you are going”? This is why the book deals fi rst with determining the lifestyle you want to pursue, from the many discussed.
It then emphasizes the importance of taking any necessary steps to get your health in good condition to enjoy that lifestyle, including exercise and diet regimes. Following this, the book explains how to evaluate your


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