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The secret to ensuring financial peace of mind in retirement? INTERNATIONAL INVESTING Building a solid retirement portfolio while ignoring the global economy is simply not a reality anymore. While still strong, the U.S. economy is no longer the only big player on the scene. China, India, Turkey, and Brazil are just a few of the many powerful upstarts in global markets. The world has changed for good--and your portfolio must change with it. Financial advisor Aaron Katsman steers you in the right direction by providing you with a Global Portfolio Strategy (GPS) tailored specifically for today's diverse world economy. In Retirement GPS, Katsman calls for a more balanced portfolio in light of today's realities--one that places heavy emphasis on foreign investments

When Tanya Ward Goodman came home to New Mexico to visit her dad at the end of 1996, he was fifty-five years old and just beginning to show symptoms of the Alzheimer's disease that would kill him six years later. Early onset dementia is a shock and a challenge to every family, but the Wards were not an ordinary family. Ross Ward was an eccentric artist and collector whose unique museum, Tinkertown, brought visitors from all over the world to the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque. In this book Tanya tells Ross's story and her own, sharing the tragedy and the unexpected comedy of caring for this funny, stubborn man who remained a talented artist even as he changed before his family's eyes.

You don’t have to be Hannibal Lecter or Charles Manson to cheat an elderly victim out of his or her money—you just have to be a psychopath. “Few people realize that one percent of the population can be classified as psychopathic,” says Douglas E. Richards, a biotech-executive-turned-New York Times bestselling author whose newest book, The Cure, (Macmillan) is centered on startling new research into what makes a psychopath tick. In addition to being absolutely selfish—without conscience, empathy, or remorse—psychopaths are cold-blooded, callous, and cool under pressure. “They are predators, and we are prey,” explains Richards. “And they feel as much compassion for others as wolves feel for sheep.” But they are also often unbelievably charming, smooth-talking, brilliant liars who thrive on deceit and have an uncanny instinct for zeroing in on the vulnerabilities of others—which makes them particularly effective at preying on the elderly, who can be lonely and eager for human connection. Scamming seniors has become so prevalent, The National Council on Aging has called it the crime of the 21st century. “The more you know about what makes a psychopath tick, the better you can protect yourself,” says Richards. “And this applies to non-seniors as well, because psychopaths aren’t always scam artists and criminals. They can also be the charming, unscrupulous coworker who lies to your face and stabs you in the back.”

There’s still a resilient belief among many families that spanking is a good tool for use in raising one’s children. Many think kids simply will not learn without the physical threat of punishment. Michael Soward, eager to understand problems he has experienced within his own family, says empirical studies consistently show the dangers of spanking children. He points to evidence going back centuries, including the ancient Roman scholar Quintilian, who lived from c. 35 – c. 100, and the German academic Johann Henrich Meiborn, who wrote about spanking in 1629. “Most recently, a study from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that spanking children is associated with a variety of adult mental disorders, including depression, anxiety disorders, mania, and drug or alcohol dependency – and more complex issues like paranoia, antisocial behavior, emotional dependency and narcissism,” says Soward, author of “Life-ology 101: If All Else Fails, Smile,” (http://tinyurl.com/mx78vt3). Something even more arresting caught Soward’s attention. Controversial research from scholar Tom Johnson posits that spanking children can be a form of sexual abuse. “The buttocks is a sexual, erogenous part of our anatomy; they’re not sexual organs, but there’s a reason why fondling that region is inappropriate in public,” Soward says, paraphrasing Johnson. “While children are not sexually mature, they are nonetheless sexual beings who are neurologically complete to experience sexual sensation, and spanking can have a profound effect on the development of this sensitive subject.

Health Show

Dr. Tad Sztykowski is the founder and owner of Centers for Integrative Medicine and Healing. Dr. Tad was born in Poland and graduated from Medical School in 1982. His post graduate training took him to the Institute of Female Disorders in Poland where he completed his Obstetrics and Gynecology residency obtaining board certification in OB/GYN in 1987 and is currently licensed to practice medicine in 27 European Union Countries. During his postgraduate years he intensively trained in emergency medicine and completed his internship in internal disease, pediatrics and surgery. However, in that same year, his passion for Chinese medicine brought him here to the United States. He commenced his studies of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at the oldest college in the U.S., New England School of Acupuncture in Watertown, MA. Dr. Tad, founder of the Foundation for the Development of Integrative Medicine and Former Vice President of the American Association of Oriental Medicine, has taught on the topics of Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine and many other health-related topics at various organizations and institutions including Brown University Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital and Woman & Infants Hospital. In 2003, he was awarded the "Acupuncturist of the Year" award for his work and leadership by the American Association of Oriental Medicine. Dr. Tad currently owns one of the busiest and most renowned Oriental Medicine Clinics in the United States, Centers for Integrative Medicine and Healing. Established in September 1990, Centers for Integrative Medicine and Healing has assisted over 15,000 patients with their health problems, performing over 200,000 treatments for conditions ranging from allergies to chronic and debilitating illnesses such as cancer.