Furniture — yet another component of the Aging of the Population thematic investing lens
Thematic investing delves deeply into emerging trends and all the ways that the economy will have to adjust to the underlying changes. The Aging of the Population thematic isn’t necessarily a new idea — we’ve been talking about the Baby Boomers for well, 60+ years now. However, this demographic shift isn’t just about healthcare and assisted living stocks as this story on the Economist.com clearly depicts . . .
In 2014, more than 1,200 Americans died falling from beds, chairs, and other furniture. Such furniture-related falls, whose victims are almost all elderly, have doubled since 1999. Total deaths from falls—including those from stairs, ladders, and the like—have increased at a similar rate, thanks in part to an ageing population. As America greys, bed- and chair-makers might want to make their products pensioner-proof too.
