Albert Brooks mad at Mad Ave.

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Hey Madison Avenue, Albert Brooks thinks you’ve ruined the Baby Boom for everyone. As a guest essayist in this week’s Newsweek (which features a cover about Boomers turning 60), Brooks (who played an ad executive in Lost in America and Defending Your Life) says “According to [Madison Avenue], we started out changing the world, and now we’re more concerned about our retirement plan.” (And guess what ad appeared at the top of the page when we were looking up the Newsweek link? The one for Fidelity retirement plans starring

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