Tag: baby boomers

Dark tunnel

There’s new evidence to remind us that nothing much changes: we are still baffled by our DIY retirement system. And no wonder! First, saving must start at a young age, when retirement is an abstraction. Saving is further stymied by two big questions: how much to save and how to invest it?  It’s also smart…

Young casual woman sitting working on laptop with business data

It’s old news that the many baby boomers who did not get married and stay married are worse off financially than those who did. Unfortunately, the financial damage to one segment of this generation has broken new ground. Only 44 percent of “middle boomers” – those born in the late 1950s – have remained married to…