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Whoopi Goldberg tells Gen Z and Millennials that the reason they can’t get on the housing ladder is because they “only want to work four hours” a day

Whoopi Goldberg—a baby boomer with an estimated $60m net worth—thinks the American dream is out of reach for young people because they’re simply not working hard enough.

Fortune

The ‘great wealth transfer’ isn't $73 trillion but $129 trillion, Bank of America says—and the government gave most of it to baby boomers

Boom! Government policy has really enriched a certain generation of Americans—ones who have been in power for decades.

Fortune

Kimberly Palmer: How to plan for a potential inheritance

Baby boomers are poised to pass on an enormous amount of wealth to their children and grandchildren over the next two decades

The Independent UK

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It’s high time Tory baby boomers stopped hoarding their wealth

The new round of austerity is guided by older voters’ insistence on keeping their subsidies and tax breaks – can’t they show some generosity?

The Guardian - UK

Gen X Should Prepare Now for the Great Wealth Transfer

As the Baby Boomer generation ages, it’s more important than ever that Gen Xers talk to their family and understand how their wealth situation could change.

Kiplinger

Boomers are pushing millennials out of the housing market for 3 main reasons

BofA: "In the current environment...baby boomers are better equipped financially for home purchasing."

Fortune

Housing economist breaks down why millennials are losing out to boomers as top buyers of homes on the market

As baby boomers downsize and millennials finally enter the housing market, they are in direct competition for similarly priced and sized homes.

Fortune

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How old is 'too old' to run for president? Biden announces re-election bid

After US President Joe Biden announced he was tossing his hat in the ring for a second term, we ask about his fitness for the job. Is Biden up to the task of being once again the world's most powerful person? More broadly, is US politics skewed towards seniority? Is…

France 24

Can we ever achieve cyber security buy-in?

If you ask IT professionals what their top concerns are, security will certainly be among the top five. Whether it’s preventing ransomware attacks, regular patch management or trying to ensure users don’t click risky links, cyber threats are always lurking in the background ready to cause a crisis. While the…

IT Pro

Alan Kohler: The Liberal Party is a retirement village for male baby boomers

The Liberal Party is not only seen as having no answer, it’s seen as part of the problem, writes Alan Kohler.

The New Daily

We privileged baby boomers are the real ‘snowflakes’

Letters: Readers on the tendency of people to grow more rightwing as they age

The Guardian - UK

The average net worth of Baby Boomers, who are expected to pass on $53 trillion when they die

Baby Boomers' net worth has creeped into the millions. They're expected to pass on trillions to the next generation, but they might need these expert tips to protect it.

Fortune

Baby boomers have an average of $162,000 in their retirement savings

For boomers who are looking to supercharge their retirement savings, experts suggest saving more in tax-advantaged accounts and delaying cashing in on their social security benefits.

Fortune

Baby boomers reflect on past times and future fears

Letters: Dr Richard JF Bewley on the benefits of growing up in a country with a more equitable distribution of wealth, while David Young reworks beans on toast. Plus letters from Richard Churcher, Jim McManners and Colin Tipping

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Nottingham Post

Inside the unique Nottingham radio station praised by Sir Cliff Richard

The station is aimed at the baby boomer generation with some famous presenters on board

Tribune News Service

Need a job, baby boomer? NC has the best place in the US for hiring older workers

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Research Triangle has been named the best metropolitan area for hiring baby boomers, according to a new analysis by LinkedIn’s Economic Graph Team.

The Walrus

The Future of Truth and Reconciliation

S3E26 of The Conversation Piece podcast

The Conversation

How well off you are depends on who you are. Comparing the lives of Australia's Millennials, Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers

Most Australian voters are either Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1964), Generation Xers (1965 to 1980) or Millennials (1981 to 1996).

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

The real reason today's Republican Party hates corporations like Disney

It's kind of a shame that one of the great myths of my baby boomer childhood — that the late Walt Disney had frozen himself so he could spring back to life, Sleeping Beauty-like, after humankind had cured cancer — turned out to be an urban myth. Because these days…

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