Positive pensioners: Old really is gold in the silver economy

Baby boomers like Angela Merkel and Bill Gates are are not weighed down by the years; on the contrary, they feel as young and as full of life as their children

Retiring happy: Angela Merkel, former Chancellor of Germany, is one of a generation of happy baby boomers. 

In the Europe of 2060, one in three inhabitants will be over 65. 

A similar trend of increasing life expectancy and reversal of the population pyramid will be followed by the rest of the developed countries on the planet.