Legions of investors were scared into buying bonds following the financial meltdown. Despite the meager yields offered by seemingly risk-free securities like U.S. government bonds, investor appetite was understandable

As many as one-third of American adults could develop diabetes in the next 40 years, according to a new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Diabetes was the seventh-leading cause of death in 2007, and it’s the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults under age 75, according to the CDC report. The disease is also among the most expensive chronic illnesses..

Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT) , Comfort Zone Investing While investing can be as complicated as you’d like to make it (stochastics anyone? perhaps collateralized debt obligation swaps instead?), the basics are very simple, especially for stock investors. Here are a few questions you can consider before buying or selling any stock.

Filed under: Earnings Reports , Time Warner (TWX) , Film IMAX ( IMAX ) has been a wonderful stock to own. Admit it, you wish you had this one displayed on your broker’s positions page (I know I do). On Friday, it closed at $21.65, not far from the new 52-week high of $21.95, which was reached during the intraday session

Filed under: Bargains , Family Money , Travel , Go For Less Walt Disney World is marking down its rooms. For the first time ever, the resort has grudgingly agreed to offer its Disney-owned hotel room on the discount site Priceline.com . Starting in mid-November, Mickey Mouse can be had at a deeper discount than before