Travel industry adapting to boomers’ changing travel tastes – Globe and Mail, Monday, November 9, 2015
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/retirement/retire-travel/travel-industry-adapting-to-boomers-changing-travel-taste/article27176166/
Laura Beeston examines the prediction by experts that boomers “will take over this sector of the economy”, and how this fact is already impacting some aspects of the tourism business.
Boomers, don’t sit around on your plans to downsize your home – Globe and Mail, Thursday, June 9
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/household-finances/boomers-dont-sit-around-on-your-plans-to-downsize-your-home/article30385742/
Rob Carrick provides some pointers and tools to help you think through whether this is the time to cash out and downsize. With the thought that there may be a correction coming.
Will your retirement portfolio last as long as you? – Globe and Mail, Thursday, June 9
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/strategy-lab/index-investing/will-your-retirement-portfolio-last-as-long-as-you/article30382838/
Andrew Hallam reviews a couple of possibilities of what might happen to your retirement portfolio, based upon what happens to the stock market after you retire.
Low dollar and fuel prices prompting Canadians to explore country this summer – National Post, Tuesday, June 7
http://news.nationalpost.com/life/travel/low-dollar-and-fuel-prices-prompting-canadians-to-explore-country-this-summer?__lsa=fe08-6feb
Ross Marowits looks at some of the numbers related to the change in Canadian’s travel habits in the new low dollar era. Apparently we are staying home and seeing our own country … no brainer there.
Time to soak the seniors – Globe and Mail, Tuesday, June 7
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/time-to-soak-the-seniors/article30306595/
Margaret Wente, love her or hate her, she voices strong opinions concerning timely issues. Always a great read. In this piece she examines the “entitlements” … my words, not hers …afforded to Canadian seniors by current government policies. The numbers she cites are from a paper (Want to Redistributee Wealth? Tax Seniors!) published by Ian Lee and Sean Speer for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute policy group. A link to the paper is provided.
Boomers to inherit $750-billion over the next decade: CIBC – Globe and Mail, Monday, June 6
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/retirement/retire-family/bequest-boom-will-see-750-billion-inherited-by-boomers-over-next-decade-cibc/article30283057/
From the Canadian Press, a short article examining the CIBC’s estimation that “$750-billion will be inherited by members of the Boomer generation over the next decade”, and its potential economic impact.
