There's an old curse that goes, "May you live in interesting times." Baby boomers, according to a report from consulting firm Mercer, may be living in the most interesting times of all.
Boomers, that generation born between 1946 and 1964, are basically the subjects of a massive social experiment. Changes in the workplace, in employee benefits — everything from healthcare to retirement — and personal obligations, such as caring for dependent elders while trying to put children or grandchildren through college amid skyrocketing tuition costs, have given boomers another name: the Sandwich Generation.
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