Think it’s tough to find talent now? Wait until you read The New York Times: The End of Babies. “Around the world, fertility rates are falling … Has modern life become hostile to reproduction?” Would higher compensation or family-friendly work policies make a difference? Denmark, as one of the wealthiest countries in Europe, offers new parents 12 months paid family leave and highly subsidized day care. College is free. Inequality is low....

Analysts and investors have been trumpeting the significant growth prospects for seniors housing with the aging baby boomer generation’s 72 million people born between 1946 and 1964. Developers and senior-housing companies have spent billions of dollars over the five years to build communities that provide housing, food, medical care and support the elderly. An article in the Wall Street Journal reports that the big bet on elder care is falling...