Baby Boomers: Changing the Face of Retirement (community business school listings)
No commentsBy Gail Logan
”Old age” was never in the vocabulary of the boomer retirees. They live under a creed of despising the aging process throughout their history. Born as activists questioning everything, they combat inevitable aging and dispose antiquated retirement concepts embraced by their parents. Instead, boomers give more attention on how they are going to lace up rollerblades, download in their iPod’s, or skate into sophisticated, hip energetic adult communities. They called this as lifestyle communities created all over the country to cater to their whim.
The previous architecture director of Del Webb Corporation, Bill Parks foresees that the approaching great numbers of boomers retirees would delight and bewilder many developers. For a less period of time, adult communities will be springing up meeting the needs of active adults.
There are over 1,200 adult communities all over the country and some are on the stages of planning. The underlying purpose of building such communities remains constant. To give a place for empty nesters to rationalize after their kids leave them. The location, ambiance, size, and amenities are great, too far from what had already existed.
Home builders consider this as a very big trend. The senior housing councils for the National Association of Home Builders, Jeff Jenkins, announced that after the first set of age-qualified boomers availed more than 55 communities, it staggered the impacts since 2001. Boomers aged 55 years old and above accounted for about 1/5 (207,000) of the 1.1 million purchases of new homes in 2003. The adult active market accounted for approximately 51 billion dollars of sales in new homes. This is the main reason why adult communities are springing up in all places.
The generation of World War II in fact invented the retirement standard of living in various ways. They outlived their work and accumulated significant wealth to enjoy their golden years. Their prospective places are Florida, California and Arizona due to its sunny weather with a handy golf course and pool and a country club or community center where they could establish their new social functions.
However, the boomers have a different viewpoint according to the CEO and founder of ICAA (International Council on Active Aging) Colin Milner. ICAA is an adult active advocacy organization in British Columbia, particularly Vancouver.
Baby boomers have acquired so many life experiences that will soon be reflected in their adult communities. The only difference is that they have adopted what they have learned. Take for example fitness issues. Boomers parents didn’t incorporate fitness in their lifestyle considering it as a boring routine. So, the entire exercise trend was started by the baby boomers. It is not a turnoff for them because they have accessed it throughout their lives. Therefore, adopting it in their adult communities as a part of their lifestyle is not a big deal. Developers are creating adult communities reflecting their rich baby boomers history.
The major difference between the retirement villages of the first generation and adult active communities is location. Numerous surveys reveal surprising results. 2 out of 3 boomers wanted to live 100 miles away from where they lived and worked. The reason that motivated boomers to moving further does not mainly lie on the type of weather. But they chase their friends and family who have transferred in that location.
The phenomenon called as stay-at-home caught some developers off guard. They never realized that one day the resort-style adult communities near main urban centers will become lesser in demand. The Midwest and Northwest location was once the best seller. During the mid-90s one half of such communities are situated in Sunbelt. Washington D.C is not a very popular retirement location however there are dozens of adult active communities available wherein some people never believe it is possible. Today, three fourths of these communities are not within Sunbelt anymore. The price ranges 150,000 dollars and above for a town home having two bedrooms and two baths.
The boomers generation has been separated from its Me Generation. For ill or good, the history’s largest generation changes the faces of everything on the path they once lived. They exchange health care from entertainment, investing from childbirth, and education from fitness. It will hold no surprise that boomer retirees will reinvent the entire retirement village. Boomers regardless of their age still continue to make changes.
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CPA, MBA, CFO
What They Mean and How To Become One
By William Hauselberg
The business world is full of abbreviations. CPA? MBA? CFO? What does it all mean? Before you send away $19.99 + shipping and handling for a decoder ring, keep reading.
Decoding the Abbreviations of the Business World
CPA
CPA stands for Certified Public Accountant and is a title which can be gained by passing the CPA examination. In addition to passing the CPA examination, the accountant must meet their own state’s education and experience requirements. CPA’s are responsible for auditing and approving of financial statements and transactions. Becoming a CPA is a challenging process, so CPAs hold a fair amount of distinction in the field.
MBA
Some CPAs go through post graduate classes to become an MBA. MBA stands for Master of Business Administration. Getting an MBA involves completing an undergraduate degree, and then enrolling in and completing an MBA graduate program. MBA programs come in all shapes and sizes, and are available at traditional colleges and online colleges.
CFO
MBAs occasionally go on to become CFOs, which stands for Chief Financial Officer. The CFO sits on the board of directors, and has one of the most prestigious and important positions in a company. It takes years of hard work and some good-old-fashioned luck to turn an MBA into a CFO title.
Where to Get Started
So where does it all start? An undergraduate degree in accounting is a great place to start. Accounting is an integral part of any business venture, and when it comes to the bottom line, accountants are the ones watching it. An accounting degree can get gotten from a tradition brick and mortar college, or online. Most traditional colleges offer an accounting program, and there are also many options for an Online Accounting Associates Degree.
If you are already working in another field, but you would like to begin a career in accounting, you should look into adult education curriculum. These classes are geared towards working adults and are scheduled in the evenings when most adults don’t have to work. These courses are a great way to start on a new career while continuing to work at your current job.
Get Started on Your New Accounting Career
Now you know about CPAs, MBAs, and CFOs, as well as how to get started on the path to become one. If you are not happy with your current career path, you should get started today on a new career in the accounting field.
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5 Reasons Why Wikipedia is a Good Teaching Tool
By kelliew
Every once in a while, we here our students cite great facts or topics from relevant websites or blogs. Im sure youve heard Wikipedia being mentioned every now and then.
For those of you who havent visited the site yet, Wikipedia is:
A free multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its name is a portmanteau of the words wiki (a technology for creating collaborative websites, from the Hawaiian word wiki, meaning quick) and encyclopedia. Wikipedias 12 million articles (2.8 million in the English Wikipedia) have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, and almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone who can access the Wikipedia website. Launched in January 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, it is currently the most popular general reference work on the Internet.
So instead of the traditional large volumes of books you previously had in your shelf, the creators of Wikipedia have developed a system where a community of trusted editors (volunteers) works on informative articles on any available subject.
You might be thinking of adding this website as a magic wand in your teaching career and helping you with certain topics that textbooks may not have yet covered. But youre also probably thinking is it worth the try? Well, it certainly is.
Im not suggesting you consider Wikipedia as your sole source of information but as a valuable supplement.
Here are top 5 reasons why you should have Wikipedia as a good teaching tool:
Collaboration of Trusted Editors : There is a strict policy on editorial process for Wikipedia considering the fact that its an encyclopedia which is available for editing anonymously. But according to Wikipedia: Each entry in Wikipedia must be about a topic that is encyclopedic and thus is worthy of inclusion. A topic is deemed encyclopedic if it is notable in the Wikipedia jargon; i.e., if it has received significant coverage in secondary reliable sources (i.e., mainstream media or major academic journals) that are independent of the subject of the topic. With that in mind, you can expect topics and articles presented on Wikipedia to have that trusted credibility.
Selections of Languages : There are about 246 languages supported by Wikipedia. So if you want to have information to be derived in a non-English native language, the left Languages sidebar should help you translate in just one click.
Effective Search Engine : It may not be as competitive as Google, but Wikipedias search does have some useful results. For example if you search for teaching, aside from the article about teaching itself it also gives you: For university teachers, see professor. For extra-help teachers, see tutor. For Parapros, see Paraprofessional educator. These give you versatility when researching a topic and expand to other subjects of interest.
Notes and References to Different Sources : This is one of my favourite features in Wikipedia. At the bottom of each article you will have dozens or even hundreds of notes and references to the subject. These references could be from cited websites, online documents, newsletters, videos, etc.
Revision History : Although this feature doesnt get visits often, but it does help to know the timeline of revisions done to the article on the History section of Wikipedia. Especially for articles and topics which get updated or modified by certain events or other related facts.
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