Baby boomers

Baby boomer Barbara Talisman quit her job to travel the world. Research shows her generation wants to live it up as younger folks spend less.

It's not true that all baby boomers are better off and millennials have no chance at owning homes.

Gen Z has developed its own way to communicate and is now bringing it into the workplace. But their use of language is leaving older colleagues bewildered.

“We've never invested in the ability of families to afford the care that they need,” says Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.

Wealthy people and their savings are driving down interest rates, a recent paper suggests. Marketplace contributor Chris Farrell explains it.

The most recent numbers we have show 20% of the American population is living in multigenerational households.

They're pinched by rising costs and a shortage of skilled caregivers.

The American Association of Retired Persons estimates about three-quarters of people 45 and older want to stay in their homes as they age.  One way for them to do that is co-housing. It gives people the opportunity to live independently but in a community where they share some expenses and activities including chores. There are 165 […]

The baby boomer generation is changing the way we think about senior living.

Renting a room from an empty nester can save a young person thousands a year. The older generation gets something, too.