[Fredslist] Outlook for the decade

[Phyllis Weiss Haserot]

According to the Herman Trend Report:

Generationally, the most optimistic group is young people, ages 18 to  
29, 65 percent of whom feel positively about the next decade. On the  
negative side, people between the ages of 50 and 64 are the most  
pessimistic about the 2010s---42 percent think things will be worse.  
This statistic compares with 30 percent of people under 50 and just 26  
percent of those ages 65 and older.

In both November and December, The Conference Board Consumer  
Confidence Index®, rose. The Index now stands at 52.9, up from 50.6 in  
November. The Expectations Index increased to 75.6 from 70.3 last  
month. Expectations for the short-term future increased to the highest  
level in two years (Index 75.8, Dec. 2007). A more optimistic outlook  
for business and labor market conditions was the driving force behind  
the increase in the Expectations Index.

Is Gen Y overly optimistic?Are Boomers too pessimistic? What do you  
think?
Optimistically,
Phyllis

Phyllis Weiss Haserot
Practice Development Counsel
Consulting/Coach to the Next Generation
Author of "The Rainmaking Machine: Marketing Planning, Strategy and  
Management for Law Firms" and "The Marketer's Handbook of Tips &  
Checklists"

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