Business Week tips booming Boomer companies

This article gives Business Week’s top tips on companies likely to benefit from the aging of the US population.

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The older you are, the more likely you are to suffer from eye ailments such as cataracts, glaucoma, and dry eye. So an increase in the elderly population bodes well for Allergan Inc, a leading manufacturer of ophthalmologic pharmaceuticals.


The anxious rumors about the real estate bubble and rise in interest rates has brought homebuilding stocks down off their 52-week high. But Pulte Homes Inc.'s Del Webb unit, the largest U.S. builder of "active adult" communities, is likely to do well.


In the past six months, the first of the boomers have begun to withdraw funds from their retirement accounts without penalties. SEI Investments Co. is betting they'll need lots of financial advice.


With time on their hands and a keen sense of adventure, boomers want to travel the world -- in style. Steiner Leisure Ltd, which runs spas on 120 cruise ships, aims to serve that need.


As boomers live longer, more active lives, they'll need to replace some of their body parts to keep going. Zimmer Holdings Inc. is one of three leading manufacturers of orthopedic reconstructive products such as joints, hips, and knees.

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