If you look at the Census Bureau's breakdown of average wealth by age group, the most prosperous are those on the verge of retirement. (businessinsider.com)
But they also note that starting a business could be the way out of a double - edged demographic problem: young people who are un - or under - employed on one hand, and the generation of small business owners on the verge of retirement. (canadianbusiness.com)
If you start that when you're on the verge of retirement, you're not talking about enough money to make a huge difference.» (usatoday.com)