Senior Spotlight: Fresh News On Connection, Wealth & Feeling Relevant

Welcome back to the Bobbi Decker Senior Spotlight! This week as we scoured the headlines just for you, we came across 3 reads that offer fresh perspective on long-standing topics. Below you will find a new way for seniors to connect with others, a perspective on how family relationships change with age and a different take on ‘the great wealth transfer.”

The Payphone Is Back

Have you heard about the “Call A Boomer” program launched by the emotional fitness community “Matter Neuroscience”? The concept is simple: a payphone on Commonwealth Avenue at Boston University encourages college students to pick up the phone and they will reach another payphone at a senior living complex in Reno! Calls may lead to intergenerational voicemails, conversations and unexpected connections. Matter Neuroscience says, “The goal is to foster connection between generations that most often experience loneliness.” Read more here.

From Companion To Spectator: A Personal View

Wow. This one feels a bit heavy, but we are sharing because it is highly relatable. Relationship publication Your Tango shares a heartfelt but melancholy article from Meryl Baer who talks about “the quiet pain of no longer being the one everyone needs.” She talks about the changes in interests and activity levels as grandparents age and their energy struggles to compete with their adult children and teen grandchildren. Ultimately the message is: “Our kids age, we age, and relationships transform.” Read it in her words here.

Will Wealth Evaporate Before It’s Passed On?

This is the unwieldy question raised by researchers in a ROLE Advisory white paper which argues that “trillions in projected boomer wealth may quietly evaporate before reaching younger generations.” ROLE Advisory Founder Rowland Hanley talks about how the great wealth transfer estimate of $70 to $100 trillion “… is not wrong — it is incomplete. It treats boomer wealth as a static stock to be handed from one generation to the next, without accounting for the fact that boomers are also the engine driving the value of what they hold.” The research paper ultimately suggests that wealth be viewed as an integrated model accounting for not just total Boomer wealth, but housing supply, consumer spending, rising costs of living and more. Read the overview here.

We hope you got a chance to explore something new or view a new perspective on a past topic!

Cheers to new looks at news as we approach a new season!

Bobbi  

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