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By Rodney Fingleson, Chairman, Gumbiner Savett Inc.

Loan consolidation can usually provide significant aid in lessening the debt of your business. While it can be daunting, the alternatives can eat into your available cash and consolidation can often offer a single, low interest rate.

By Rob Bickel, Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

Given the volatility in the equity markets, single-tenant net-leased assets provide investors with what they’re looking for today — a sense of safety and security.

(retail spending patterns and gross leasable area/shopping center indices) This chart ranks the 68 U.S. counties that demonstrate both higher-than-average concentrations of consumers age 55 to 74 and retail spending that is above the national average. The index numbers reflect the relative concentration of shopping centers and gross leasable area of retail space per person in each county.  Given the high proportion of consumers 55 to 74 in the top 68 counties, owners should consider stores and product types that appeal to people in that age bracket. Counties where inventories of centers and/or retail space are below average may be…

(increases in average household income, 2012-2017) Between 2012 and 2017, households headed by older Baby Boomers will demonstrate the largest income gains of any age brackets. Household income will grow faster among older Baby Boomers than in households headed by people age 25 to 54. Topping the list are people age 65 to 74, who will gain 4.8 percent on average, according to Nielsen Co. research, as their incomes rise to $39,162. In households led by Baby Boomers age 55 to 64, income will rise 4.3 percent on average, to $56,698. Measured in absolute terms, the 45-to-54 group will reach…

Where Senior Dollars Go (spending on consumer goods by households age 55 to 74) For those in the 55-to-74 age bracket, the category-by-category breakdown of spending reveals the changing needs of the population. Healthcare makes up about 10 percent of those costs; food consumed at home is about 7 percent, dining out accounts for 5 percent, and apparel and services make up 3 percent of the total. About 1 percent of expenditures for those 55 to 74 are for personal care products. * * * Mature Consumers’ Favorites (top retail categories in 68 counties with high senior concentrations and fast-growing…