MarketsDebt MarketsAustralian economyPrint articleOpinionThe great retirement: has COVID-19 fast forwarded demographics?The speed with which Baby Boomers retired accelerated during the pandemic. This seems not just a cyclical issue but a structural surge; the future has arrived early.Tim HextJan 8, 2023 – 5.00amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginCongratulations to Baby Boomer readers born in 1956.You have just turned (or are about to turn) 66 years and six months, and finally qualify (by age, at least) for the age pension.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAustralian economyOpinionInterest ratesRBAAgeingLatest In Debt marketsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Markets