Boomer bulge brings rich but untilled field
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On the face of it,  Hollywood is getting more mature. This year's Academy Awards  race for best actress includes three performers -- Helen  Mirren, Judi Dench and Meryl Streep -- at the top of their  game. Refusing to rest on his laurels, Peter O'Toole is back  with "Venus," which brought him his eighth best actor  nomination. And at 76, Clint Eastwood directed not one but two  of the best-received films of 2006.
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More baby boomers, and others, now have more choices about their retirement savings.
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Trading in life insurance policies held by wealthy seniors has quietly become a big business for investors.
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An unprecedented number of investors soon will be grappling with the decision of whether to roll over money from their 401(k) plans into individual retirement accounts.
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A breakthrough technology is generating hyper growth.
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Which companies will profit from current trends in baby boomers?
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New economy bigwig pays off a crusty old foe.
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It is unsettling evidence of oneâs own age and station in life to find that electronic music â once virgin territory for the young explorer â now includes within its ranks a small army of grand old men.
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One-fourth of boomers may labor an extra two years before retirement.
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At 77, Warren E. Buffett, the countryâs most famous investor, is in the midst of his hottest streak in almost a decade. And he is capping his run with a flurry of deal-making.
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An increasingly popular choice when investing for retirement is using target-date, or life cycle, mutual funds.
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Bumps on the road to retirement smooth themselves out.
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The battle of the bulge has expanded  into the toy aisles.
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Baby boomers, after years of making noise, face hearing loss and a new group of devices they once made fun of.
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Baby boomers may be known as the generation that took it all, leaving their successors to take on the risks they did not have to accept for themselves.
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Not long ago, workers in their 40s were closer to the end of their careers than the beginning, already hearing retirement's siren song. Today, by choice or by chance, many 40-somethings (and 50- and 60-somethings) are starting over, seeking new jobs or even new careers.
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The equipment manufacturer may have hit its peak.