Monthly Archives: September 2013

China’s diabetes ‘catastrophe’ afflicts 114 million

The most comprehensive nationwide survey for diabetes ever conducted in China shows 11.6 percent of adults, or 114 million, has the disease. The finding, published yesterday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, adds 22 million diabetics, or the … Continue reading

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on China’s diabetes ‘catastrophe’ afflicts 114 million

How the economic machine works

This 30 minute segment gives a good refresher course on the credit bubble, where we are today and what aftermath we still have to work through before the next sustainable expansion cycle can begin. The economy works like a simple … Continue reading

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on How the economic machine works

Freedom 85?

13 years into a secular bear in the stock market, with interest rates at 100 year lows–poor saving rates, stubborn debt and reckless financial advice–all have taken their toll on the longevity of retirement income just as drugs are keeping … Continue reading

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on Freedom 85?