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Financial Check-up: What Determines the Boomers' Financial Well-Being?  

Baek, Eun-Young (School of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University)
Bae, Mi-Kyeong (Department of Consumer Information Science, Keimyung University)
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International Journal of Human Ecology / v.5, no.1, 2004 , pp. 83-95 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the determinants of financial well-being of the baby boomers. With data on 1,789 households from the 1998 Survey of Consumer Finances, the study provided a profile of baby boomers using demands, resources, financial attitudes, and financial practices. The descriptive statistics showed that 18% of the baby boomers were financially well off showing that they met the guidelines for two financial ratios: liquidity and solvency ratio. The results of logistic analysis on the measures of financial well-being revealed that financial management practices played an important role in predicting boomer's financial well-being. This suggested a positive approach of financial education to the baby boomers to help them manage their current finance well as well as prepare for their retirement.
Keywords
Financial well-being; Baby boomer; liquidity and solvency ratio;
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