Profiting From the Mini Baby Boom
Earlier in the week, I previewed my mini baby-boom investment thesis, and I received some perplexed responses to that column. People born between 1946 and 1964 are generally considered to be part of the Baby Boom generation -- after World War II, the country experienced a pronounced spike in birthrates. By the end of the 1940s, approximately 32 million babies were born as opposed to 24 million in the 1930s.
Yet, as this group of the population enters their retirement years, all the talk in investment land is skewed toward how to profit from them. Dollar stores will benefit as their stores are closer to home and tap into retirees' need to be frugal (or are attractive to those who are working beyond expected retirement) post the Great Recession of 2008....535 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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