Not exact matches
First and foremost, marketing to the
senior market requires an understanding that
older adults are leading longer and more active lives.
Today, 67 percent of
seniors use the internet and, for the first time, half of
older Americans now have broadband at home.
As
older citizens relinquish their driver's licenses, there's opportunity for driving
seniors to places they can no longer take themselves.
John Legere, T - Mobile's tirelessly trash - talking, 59 - year -
old CEO, stalks in with a phalanx of
senior execs, to the beat of a standing ovation.
Older workers, in contrast, are paid about 10 to 25 percent less at young firms, because they are likely to be taking more
senior positions that would be more highly compensated at larger firms in exchange for equity in a startup.
The pool of
seniors on Medicare is also getting
older, and as a result, sicker.
The Fraser Institute is calling on the federal government to further tighten
Old Age Security eligibility rules in an effort to «to better target lower and middle - income
seniors.»
«It's becoming far more common, people are having their kids
older and they're using these technologies that weren't available to everybody 20 years ago,» said H&R Block
senior tax professional Valorie Elgar.
«This shift is only five or six weeks
old, so most companies haven't felt it yet,» a
senior tech banker explains.
Statistics Canada predicts that the proportion of
seniors could, by 2031, equal the level now seen in Japan, which has the
oldest population in the G7 with one - quarter of people over age 65.
Having spent much of his career developing housing for
seniors, the 68 - year -
old is building something different for his own retirement, a waterfront dream home on 10 acres.
«A lot of them are really
old,» says Dana Cease,
senior research officer at Manulife Asset Management.
Berkshire Hathaway is adding two
senior executives — Gregory E. Abel and Ajit Jain — to its board as speculation grows about who will replace the company's 87 - year -
old chief executive officer, Warren Buffett, atop one of the world's largest companies.
This explains why
seniors were the first to get a taste of income splitting from the Harper government and why both the federal Liberals and NDP are campaigning on promises to push the
old age security threshold back down to 65.
The Street shared this anecdote from Philip Weiss, Argus Research
senior analyst: «Marty [Whitman] told me that he and Isenberg both went to Yale Business School together and so he was an
old friend, and you kind of give him whatever he wants.»
Meanwhile, production at many
senior companies is shrinking, as their
older operations become more grade - challenged and difficult to mine, and workers agitate for larger shares of expanding profit margins.
Fulton later climbed ladders in the private sector, too, and today the 37 - year -
old father of two is not only
senior VP of communications at Canadian Tire, but also chief marketing officer for the company's recently acquired FGL Sports division.
Delays tend to be more costly for term policies, as well as for
older applicants, said Steven Weisbart, a
senior vice president and chief economist for the Insurance Information Institute.
A feisty pensioner, the then 63 - year -
old Solange Denis, accused Mulroney of betraying
seniors.
For the first time in our nation's history, there are more
seniors 65 and
older than children under 15, and the gap between the two will widen for years to come.
As my company has grown, and I try to blend our
old - school legacy values with new blood
senior leadership, I often find myself referring to many of Lencioni's real world examples and utilize his tools to accelerate the evolution of the team around me.»
As they get
older,
seniors exit the market — one way or the other — while children grow up and enter.
Alexis Lewis may be a 17 - year -
old high school
senior, but she is already a serial inventor.
«SAP is probably the embodiment of what I would term legacy systems, this
old clunky world of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning software), (a) huge investment but incredibly difficult to change,» says analyst Tom Reuner, a
senior vice president of Intelligent Automation and IT Services at HfS Research.
China's ambitious plan to recreate the
old Silk Road trading routes across Eurasia and Africa is facing a serious financing challenge, according to the country's
senior bankers and government researchers.
He put it in the mouth of a character named Polonius, who Hamlet accurately describes as a tedious
old fool, even though Polonius was
senior counselor to the King of Denmark.
The company's
senior manager of digital experience, Michael Lage, told Business Insider that it's particularly helpful for those with young kids: «I have a 2 - year -
old daughter, and I can't imagine interacting with Chick - fil - A without the app anymore.»
Travis Isaacson,
senior director of organizational development at Access Development, a Salt Lake City, affinity marketing business, doesn't want anything that fancy, just an iPod Classic with 120 GB of memory instead of the
old 80 GB model he has now so he can squeeze in more of the business books he downloads from Audible.com.
News of the deal promoted some dismay among some of Minecraft's devoted users, with the 10 - year -
old daughter of Fortune investigative writer and
Senior Editor Jennifer Reingold among those begging Microsoft not to «mess up» Minecraft.
«The easternmost provinces tend to be
older and aging more rapidly than western provinces,» explains Colin Busby,
senior policy analyst at the C. D. Howe Institute in Toronto.
Brent Smart, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi NY, hosts monthly «Family Dinners,» where he gathers people from different departments, junior and
senior, new and
old, creating a new mix of people who don't normally work on the same teams.
The elegant
old mansions and tropical - suburban homes of the enclave are also favored by
senior foreign diplomats and business executives.
Laurie McCann,
senior attorney at AARP Foundation Litigation, which represents low - income
older individuals, said that while there are some «enlightened» companies that recognize the value of experience, age discrimination is still rampant.
His article goes on to profile Sue Johnson, a 74 - year -
old Uber driver, as a prime example of
seniors who are embracing the flexibility and additional income of gigging.
As the new
senior director for client services at Loyalty One, a Toronto marketing firm specializing in rewards programs, 37 - year -
old Marshall Warkentin is the company's point of contact with clients.
«Full - time workers between ages 21 and 64 are more likely to be offered a retirement plan compared with part - time employees, teens, and
older workers,» writes Brookings Institute
senior fellow Gary Burtless.
For Greg Skloot, the 23 - year -
old co-founder of event management software company Attend.com, the answer to managing his startup's rapid growth was bringing in a team of
senior executives with a wealth of business experience he didn't yet have.
Nicholas, a 17 - year -
old senior, was killed in the shooting, the University of Indianapolis confirmed.
Lots of people pine for the «good
old days,» but the current generation of
seniors should count their blessings
While
Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement were designed to provide a basic minimum amount to Canadian
seniors, the new Canada and Quebec Pension Plans were contributory social insurance programs established to provide basic death, survivor and disability benefits as well as retirement coverage.
Cadie McNaboe, a 17 - year -
old senior at Philip Barbour High School, said the gun culture in her area is something she had to take into account, which is why the students will observe a moment of silence and release balloons.
David Hogg, a 17 - year -
old high school
senior and one of the most vocal activists, became a particular target.
This issue is not just about 50 year
old senior hires.
Yet Tarr, a 17 - year -
old senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, is still trying to navigate her and her classmates» newfound political platform.
«It's not
old wine in a new bottle,» says Dave Sill, our
Senior VP of Sales.
«I've gotten about nine hours of sleep in four days,» Aly Sheehy, an 18 - year -
old senior, said near midnight on Friday.
Art Kube argues that the turnout makes
old people truly
senior citizens: A
senior vote is effectively worth two votes from young and middle - aged voters.
A 65 - year -
old couple that retired in 2016 would need an average of $ 260,000 to cover healthcare costs in their
senior years, according to Fidelity.
Seniors in West Virginia (65 or
older) can claim a deduction against that income.
Eligibility requirements vary by area, but in general
seniors must be at least 65 years
old and have household income of less than $ 72,000.