Studies

AARP Report Finds Caregiving Market Will Grow 13%

AARP Report Finds Caregiving Market Will Grow 13%

AARP and Parks Associates today issued a Caregiving Innovation Frontiers (CIF) study aimed at addressing the current and future needs of caregivers and those needing care, as well as identifying key business opportunities and in-demand solutions sought after by participants in this growing marketplace. The report also points out six key areas ripe for disruptive innovation. The Caregiving Innovation Frontiers[Read More…]

Generation Stuck: Exploring the Reality of Downsizing in Later Life

Generation Stuck: Exploring the Reality of Downsizing in Later Life

Downsizing is not for everyone, but there should be a good flow of information and housing options should people wish to move to improve their own personal situation in later life. ‘Generation Stuck: Exploring the Reality of Downsizing in Later Life’ presents the benefits and the challenges of downsizing in later life, and reframes the debate from one of intergenerational[Read More…]

by 0 comments Europe, Studies
A survey by Influent50 reveals marketers have a lot to learn when talking to the 50+.

A survey by Influent50 reveals marketers have a lot to learn when talking to the 50+.

A survey by Influent50 reveals marketers have a lot to learn when talking to the 50+. This survey was commissioned by Influent50 using ORC International’s Generational Online CARAVAN Omnibus. The survey was conducted among a sample of 1,000 baby boomers between the ages of 50 and 69. This survey was live on May 13-18, 2015. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Are[Read More…]

The age gap (Report)

The age gap (Report)

The world’s population is getting older and many consumers say the world isn’t prepared for the shift. According to the World Health Organization, 2 billion people will be at least 60 years old by 2050, which raises questions and concerns for consumers as well as industries. To examine consumer concerns about growing old and evaluate how product and service manufacturers[Read More…]

by 0 comments Business, Studies
Baby Boomers are opening their wallets

Baby Boomers are opening their wallets

Baby boomers are often portrayed in the popular press as a monolithic group of individuals who behave in roughly the same ways and possess the same attitudes. But do these observations hold for all boomers? Or are they emblematic of just some? This article is part of an ongoing series analyzing how baby boomers — those born from 1946-1964 in[Read More…]

by 0 comments Studies
An Ageing Australia: Preparing for the Futur

An Ageing Australia: Preparing for the Futur

Australia’s population will both grow strongly and become older. Such slow but profound shifts in the nature of a society do not elicit the same scrutiny as immediate policy issues. The preferable time to contemplate the implications is while these near-inevitable trends are still in their infancy. The report focuses on the effects of ageing on economic output (underpinned by[Read More…]

The Silver Economy in southwest Europe

The Silver Economy in southwest Europe

Europe is seeing its population become older with the potential for economic problems due to a population that could be a drain on ressources. If we look at the projected old age dependency ratio (No. Of persons over 65 as a % of those between 15 and 64) we see dramatic changes predicted by 2050. Why is this happening ?[Read More…]

by 0 comments Europe, Studies
The Silver Dollar – longevity revolution primer

The Silver Dollar – longevity revolution primer

A Transforming World: the longevity revolution As part of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch work on A Transforming World, Bank of America introduce a new People-focused theme – the longevity revolution – with this Primer and a Primer Picks report setting out the challenges and opportunities presented by global ageing. Global ageing: the greatest transformation of our time Ageing[Read More…]

by 0 comments Studies

Boomers’ Confidence in Secure Retirement Sinks to Five-Year Low (US)

IRI Study Finds Retirement Confidence Plunging Even as Boomers’ Financial Expectations Are Improving The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) today released in april 2015 report that found Baby Boomers’ confidence in having sufficient savings to last throughout retirement has dropped to a five-year low. Declining each year since 2011, the first year this study was conducted, the report found only 27 percent[Read More…]

by 0 comments Studies
Baby Boomers Have Unrealistic Expectations About Job Flexibility and Pay in Retirement, New Study Says

Baby Boomers Have Unrealistic Expectations About Job Flexibility and Pay in Retirement, New Study Says

Nearly two-thirds (60%) of America’s Baby Boomers plan to work for pay in retirement, however, they are unrealistic about the compensation and work arrangements, according to a new study commissioned by Bankers Life Center for a Secure Retirement ® (CSR). The CSR study— New Expectations, New Rewards: Work in Retirement for Middle-Income Boomers—surveyed 1,005 middle-income Boomers and 2,293 retired Boomers[Read More…]

by 0 comments Studies