Over the past 30 years, Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., has emerged as North America's foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing and workforce implications of the "age wave." During his career, Dr. Dychtwald has addressed more than two million people worldwide in his speeches to corporate, association, social service and government groups, and his strikingly accurate predictions frequently receive prestigious national media coverage.
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Success can be looked at from different perspectives at different points in our lives. As a child, it had a lot to do with pleasing our parents. In our teens, it may have been about academic achievement and popularity with our peers. As a working adult, success is often represented by the challenge of simultaneously creating a blossoming family and burgeoning career. But what about in the decades after life's initial goals have been pursued....
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No industry stands to gain more from understanding the wants and needs of boomers as they rise up into an age wave than financial services. This illuminating presentation will shed light on boomers and their retirement-related needs, worries, and aspirations. How will the emerging adult lifestage demands of careers, parenthood, eldercare, grandparenthood, singlehood, and rehirement affect retirement? What are the hopes and fears that motivate boomers in terms of investing financially in their future? What are boomers looking for from financial professionals....
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Based on pioneering Age Wave research in twenty countries worldwide, this presentation provides an overview of national and global trends toward an unprecedented retirement revolution. What is the past, present and future of retirement? Do people look forward to traditional retirement or is a new model emerging....
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It's projected that by 2010, women will control 60% of the wealth in America. Yet while many of today's women stand strong when wielding earning power, many still slump in their financial confidence, long-term financial decision-making skills, economic control and savvy, and investment power. The final frontier for women in the gender revolution will be....
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This visionary presentation offers deep insights into the global population shifts that are occurring and what they mean for business and society. How might continued health and longevity-related breakthroughs impact societies, economies, families and individual lives? Do people want to live traditional "linear" or more flexible "cyclic" lives? How will population aging impact the consumer marketplace? Which sectors and products will shrink and which will grow....
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This sweeping presentation provides a visionary glimpse into the future. How long might we live? Will our later years be a time of health and vitality or illness and disability? How far will we go in our pursuit of the "fountain of health"....
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Millions of boomers are beginning to retire. At the same time, decades of declining birth rates will mean fewer younger workers. As a result, companies are about to experience a "brain drain," as competition for talent and worker loyalty mounts. What are the new rules for orchestrating the special contributions-and limits-of the new multigenerational workforce? What makes each of the four working generations tick - and perform....
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Fueled by the dual liberations of empty nesting and retirement, tens of millions of men and women are beginning to enjoy more free time than at any other point in their lives. In addition, at this new stage in their lives, there is a deepening appreciation for the immeasurable value of great times with friends and loved ones, the satisfaction of lifelong learning and the excitement of encountering new people, places and cultures. These forces are causing a massive shift in interest from a desire to purchase "things" to an unquenchable appetite for new, exciting, stimulating and challenging "experiences...."
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