Boomer Shock

Author : Ellen de Haan
Publisher : Community Associations Institute
ISBN 13 : 9780944715789
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boomer Shock written by Ellen de Haan and published by Community Associations Institute. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An attorney's case for community associations to meet Baby Boomers' retirement needs.

Author : Tom Osenton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boomer Destiny written by Tom Osenton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-04-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. experiences a major crisis about every eighty years, and the last big crisis started more than eighty years ago. If history is any indicator, argues author Tom Osenton, we are in the very early stages of the next major crisis—one that could make the Great Depression seem like a day at the beach. The storm clouds are on the horizon: A slowing U.S. economy, major banks failing, a weakening dollar, the subprime mortgage debacle, a widening gap between the wealthy and working class, credit delinquencies and bankruptcies on the rise, infrastructure crumbling, healthcare in crisis—the list goes on and on. Baby Boomers, says Osenton, are standing precisely where FDR stood at the beginning of the Great Depression, and they are in a unique position to help pull society out of the morass and set the country on a course of growth and contentment for generations to come. It's no wonder that most young people do not feel they will be better off than their parents. Besides a looming economic crisis, we face a number of other crises: budget deficit, environmental, real estate, infrastructure, education, immigration, and healthcare. Now throw in some unforeseen wild cards such as terrorism, war, disease, poverty, homelessness, and natural disasters, and you have a recipe for a cataclysmic, multi-generational failure that will take decades and trillions of dollars to fix. Boomers are about to move into the role as the elders of an America desperate for leadership. It will be Boomers who take responsibility for directing us through the minefield of crises that will profoundly shape the U.S. for decades to come. It will be the Boomers' responsibility—and their destiny and legacy—to lead the U.S. through a thicket of issues that have been back-burnered by at least the last five presidential administrations. Full of solutions to seemingly intractable problems, Boomer Destiny shows how they can do it.

Author : Jon Katz
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307822699
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Running to the Mountain written by Jon Katz and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-06-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jon Katz, a respected journalist, author, father, and husband, was turning fifty. His writing career was taking an uneasy turn, his wife had a demanding career of her own, his daughter was preparing to leave home for college, and he had become used to a sedentary lifestyle. "I had settled down," he notes. "Any more settling and I would vanish into the mud like some fat old catfish." In Running to the Moun-tain, Katz finds a way to redefine and lend new meaning to his life. He writes, "I bought a tiny cabin at the very tip of a mountain in a remote corner of upstate New York and went there by myself. . . . I went for a lot of different reasons, but mostly, I think, to try to be a better human." Armed with the writings of Trappist monk Thomas Merton, his two faithful yellow Labradors, and the desire to confront change rather than simply react to it, Katz departs from his suburban en-clave (where, as a carpooling father, he is known as "The Prince of Rides") and heads to a new world. What he finds is a community where a rodent problem prompts anyone within earshot at the hardware store to offer advice, and where the digging of a new well draws every neighbor within miles to his front lawn. It's also a place where he can be alone in na-ture, a new discovery for someone whose "favorite night out is a trip to a bookstore, the pizza place, and the Sony megaplex." Habitually skeptical about religion, Katz finds in solitude a chance to consider the questions that have followed him into middle age: Can one find spirituality outside of a church, temple, or mosque? Is it possible to build a rational, moral framework for one's life amid the complexities of modern life? As Katz restores his old cabin, learns self-reliance in a lightning storm, and helps a friend prepare for fatherhood, he gathers newfound knowledge that will be a source of inspiration and achievement as he returns to the life he left behind. "It is absolutely impossible," Merton wrote, "for a man to live without some kind of faith." Katz adds, "It is equally impossible to change your life without some." Running to the Mountain is an unex-pected reading experience of adventure, humor, contemplation, and growth. "As notions such as solitude and spirituality have been made to seem godly, they appear to float high above our mundane and unheroic experiences. Working long hours for big companies, rushing kids around to malls and soccer games, squirreling money away for college and retirement, we want to read about conversations with God, but don't really expect to have any ourselves. . . . My hope, coming to the mountain, was that change, spirituality, and idealism aren't only way Up There, but also Down Here, in the details of daily life--family, work, friends, dogs, dreams." --From Running to the Mountain

Author : Franklin Ross Jones
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1450248519
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook for Boomers written by Franklin Ross Jones and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The helpful information in the Handbook for Boomers comes from author Franklin Ross Joness personal experience, original research, and teaching on human development that is relevant to the lives of the baby boomer generation. The Boomer designation encompasses anyone born in the United States between 1946 and 1964, a group that has seventy-seven million members living today! The most salient features of Handbook for Boomers are those that most Boomers are likely to need at some time in their lives. Whether its advice about marriage, health, divorce, work, or caring for our parents, Boomers who may not have the time, wherewithal, or knowledge of where to turn for assistance in resolving these problems can find their answers here. Jones offers a discussion of the current status of the Boomer generation by reviewing their cultural circumstances, longevity prospects, societal expectations, and developmental tasks. Addressing stress, health, love, sex, recreation, caring for parents, second marriages, second careers, and how to live the good life, this guidebook offers a comprehensive overview of the issues facing Boomers today. Help is now within your reach; the best is yet to come!

Author : Jim Schlagheck
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1429946873
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cash-Rich Retirement written by Jim Schlagheck and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2008-12-23 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invest your money like a millionaire and get sound and secure returns. Cash-Rich Retirement, as seen on the public television series Retirement Revolution, brings the investing strategies of the mega-rich to everyday people. It breaks with conventional advice that tells the public to invest mightily in stocks, flip holdings, and seek capital gains. Hogwash! says private banker and investment advisor Jim Schlagheck. Forget speculative "gains"! Invest instead for prudent income. Save. Build a "life-cycle" annuity package for lifetime retirement income. Focus on dividend-, interest-, and rent-producing investments and insurance. Cash-Rich Retirement is provocative and practical. Schlagheck makes private-banking investment strategies available to any investor. His income and annuity strategies are unique. He also puts retirement within reach of today's average American with six straight-shooting, show-me-the-money steps: - Change your "automatic pilot." - Diversify your holdings in radically different ways. - Build out your investment plan with funds and objective research. - Get all the professional help you can. - Build income streams with a ladder of annuities. - Invest in long-term health care insurance.

Author : Jim Pooler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313057788
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why We Shop written by Jim Pooler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-11-30 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shopping is one of the most challenging and rewarding human activities. Pooler offers a captivating exploration of the emotional and psychological dimensions of shopping. What drives shoppers in various situations? Why do we shop the way we do? Why do people go to malls, boutiques, and Web sites with their credit cards in hand, despite not knowing what it is they're looking for? This book answers such questions, taking an incisive look at how shopping and shoppers have changed in recent years. For those in retailing and marketing, this guide to the fickle consumer's mindset offers concrete and practical advice on modern shopping behavior, along with important insights into the shopping psyche. Comprehending why people shop as they do is a daunting challenge for today's retailer. For example, why do people shop for bargain groceries yet purchase the latest luxury-model SUV? Why do people feel justified in splurging for Christmas, birthdays, or anniversaries, but suffer guilt from over-spending at other times of the year? Is clothes-shopping all about price and practicality, or is it more about emotional reward and psychological needs? Is the excitement in the quest or the acquisition? Why is there such a thing as a morning-after urge to return among certain shoppers, while others refuse to return an item even if it's flawed or doesn't fit? Pooler probes to the heart of today's complex shopper, providing valuable insights for retailers, advertisers, marketers, and consumers.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264037802
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation Globalisation and Regional Economies Can OECD Regions Compete in Global Industries? written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2007-11-08 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at how different regions are responding to these challenges and the strategies they have adopted to support existing competitive advantages and to transform their assets to develop new competitive strengths.

Author : Orin Hargraves
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9814484792
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Culture Shock! Chicago written by Orin Hargraves and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2011-05-21 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CultureShock! Chicago is an insightful and thorough guide that will help you make Chicago your home. Discover the real Chicago beyond the usual tourist attractions and the gloss of promotional brochures and be acquainted with the reality of living and working in this exciting city. Find out what lies behind the Chicagoan façade and how to make friends in your new community. Chock-full of useful information to help you settle in, CultureShock! Chicago covers a wide range of practical issues such as how to negotiate the grid and get around the city, what to expect from Chicago’s extreme weather, how to find suitable accommodation and how to conduct business and manage your finances, among others. It also explores the many excellent recreational facilities in this vibrant and cosmopolitan city. CultureShock! Chicago is the one book you will need to make a success of living, working or studying in Chicago.

Author : Roy C. Richards
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1598582836
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wake Up Captian and Crew Restart Your Engines written by Roy C. Richards and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renewal for Men and Women In Their Thirties, Forties, Fifties and Beyond Do you lead or participate in a collective enterprise which has grown old before its time? Lagging corporations, family businesses, governmental entities and private foundations dampen the spirits and drain energy from managers, employees and volunteers top to bottom. The author's second book, Wake Up Captain and Crew-Restart Your Engines , addresses leaders, formal and informal, intent upon revitalizing their stagnant or declining organizations from within. The author begins from the premise that sagging enterprises are best transformed by reigniting the creative energies and collective spirit of those presently on board. No matter how outstanding its products or services, any organization's primary asset is the combined talent, knowledge and imagination of on-board personnel. Rather than attempting to tear down and rebuild, today's outstanding leaders are able to inspire colleagues, subordinates or fellow volunteers to anticipate and adapt to a radically different, continually evolving positive culture of innovation. The author presents a five-fold formula designed to restore positive momentum to lagging organizations large and small: 1) early diagnosis and treatment of the symptoms of decline, 2) identification and evaluation of collective strengths, traditions and resources upon which to build, 3) inspirational exercises intended to revitalize the personal lives and careers of on-board participants, 4) merging of individual and collective objectives into fully engaged circles of cooperation and 5) empowerment and reward for every dedicated and capable contributor. The author Roy Richards is a motivational speaker, Business consultant, personal coach and co-founder of the Middle Age Renewal Training Institute (MART.) His stated mission is to revitalize lagging businesses and not-for-profit enterprises across North America at the same time reenergizing on-board leaders, employees and voulenteers. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota with a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Chicago, the author writes from the unique perspective of a thirty-six year business career, including seventeen years climbing the corporate ladder with four major U. S. corporations followed by nineteen years as a successful small business owner and entrepreneur.

Author : Lewis Tagliaferre
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1475987684
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baby Boomer Lamentations written by Lewis Tagliaferre and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today there are approximately seventy-six million Americans who were born in the years from 1946 to 1965 the baby boomers. In their youth they thrived, voting for a number of entitlements based on assumptions of economic growth that no longer applies. Now, as baby boomers continue aging, they must face a number of potentially disheartening realities. From caring for ailing parents to funding their retirement to facing death, many issues weigh too heavily upon the minds of the baby boomer generation to allow for a peaceful, productive second half of life. What's more, many of the spiritual belief systems passed down for so many generations no longer provide the comfort or support people need in order to face the challenges of the later half of life. The people need something new. In this second edition of Baby Boomer Lamentations, author and self-proclaimed religious philosopher Lewis Tagliaferre explores the concept of Theofatalism and addresses the rising spiritual concerns of the baby boomers, offering a new outlook to help readers make the inevitable transitions through the later years of life.