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Baby BoomBy: Group 7
What is the Baby Boom?People born from 1946 to 1964
Huge increase in birth rate
Cause by return of WWII Solders
Population Change
Major Risks faced by baby boomers
Not financially ready for retirement
Social security is underfunded
Stock Market problems
Changing the WorkforceAverage retirement ages is about 65
Baby Boomers are starting to leave
Businesses losing skills
Workforce
What’s the impact of their retirement?
Baby boomers start to leave the workforce, leaving less people to work for the society
America’s elderly are living longer and the cost of health care is ring dramatically. Two factors that make it expensive to take care of these retiring baby boomers
There is a risk that the next generation will not get enough social security
Baby boomers are taking their money out of the market, which makes the market unsteady?
Not Financially ready for retirement
Most baby boomer are ill-prepared for their retirement
According to one recent survey, 36 percent of Americans say that they don’t contribute anything at all to retirement savings.
Their home equity was destroyed by recent financial crisis
401ks were devastated when the stock market tanked
Over 30 percent of U.S. investors currently in their sixties have more than 80% of their 401k invested in equities. So what happens if the stock market crashes again?
Not Financially ready for retirement
Their home equity was destroyed by recent financial crisis
401ks were devastated when the stock market tanked
Over 30 percent of U.S. investors currently in their sixties have more than 80% of their 401k invested in equities. So what happens if the stock market crashes again?
The combination of inflation and taxation significantly erodes retirement savings and income.
FACT BRIEFING: Boomers Generous to a Fault
FACT BRIEFING: Boomers Generous to a Fault
Findings from the Ameriprise Financial Money Across Generations® study.
three generations--parents of baby boomers, boomers themselves, and boomers’ adult children
http://www.ameriprise.com/global/docs/pr-fact-sheet-platform.pdf
Threat to Stock Market?As Boomers retire, they will liquidize assets to
create an income? The wealthiest 10% of the boomers own 2/3 of the
boomer’s financial assets These people will not need to pull out assets to pay for
retirement Since they entered the workforce in 1971, the fund
industry increased from $55 billion to $10.7 trillion. 42% of that is invested in US Stock Funds
Best/WorseGeneration Y start
replacing exiting boomers in the stock market
Current low interest rates slow shift
Largest portfolios concerned more with passing on wealth
• Dramatically conservative asset allocation
• Baby Boomers shift to income-oriented investments
• The stock market’s long dry spell drags on
Life Expectancy In 1935, it was 61.7 years old
Today, it is 78.8 years old
In 2050, it is projected to be 83.3 years old
Social SecurityGovernment program
Helps those who are unable to work
Started in 1935 with the New Deal
Today, $ 192,560
In 2050, $254,736
Social Security is underfund
The federal government has already begun to pay out more in Social Security benefits than they are taking in
35% of Americans already over the age of 65 rely almost entirely on Social Security payments alone.
Approximately 3 out of 4 Americans start claiming Social Security the moment they are eligible at age 62.
Social Security is underfund
In 1950, each retiree's Social Security benefit was paid for by 16 U.S. workers. In 2010, each retiree's Social Security benefit is paid for by approximately 3.3 U.S. workers. By 2025, it is projected that will be approximately two U.S. workers for each retiree.
ConclusionBaby Boomers are not financially ready for
retirement
Social Security is underfunded
The Baby Boom will be leaving the workforce creating openings
Life expectancy and average years in retirement is constantly growing, putting even more strain on Social Security
How will this affect us?Unemployment rate may decrease
Social Security will be strained and may not even exist as we grow older
Or… we may be required to pay even more money into Social Security
Since the Baby Boom is comprised of many of our parents, we may be required to support them since many are not financially ready