As the first wave of baby boomers turns 70 in 2016, the Davy Crockett/Mickey Mouse Club/Vietnam War/Woodstock generation will be forced to make life-and-death decisions, choose misery or joy, and expand or retract lifestyle choices many put off for most of their lifetime. Quality-of-life factors loom large: Living longer, unable to retire as planned, no savings in the bank, pensions in peril...

It’s the Greatest Freak Show on Earth: the 2016 race for the White House, brought to you by those masters of propaganda, the six corporations that own and operate 90 percent of the country’s “news” media. It’s a red-white-and-blue bonanza of inanity and insanity, featuring the blood-drenched “leaders” of the Republican and Democratic Gangs: the political Crips and Bloods who...

Once upon a time, the principles of free-market capitalism could answer the country’s most pressing economic questions: Where are equity markets headed? Will wages rise? Will retail sales rebound? Those days are gone. Capitalism is dead. It was killed in 2008 by four little words: “Too big to fail.” Bankism prevails. Central banks have lowered interest rates to unheard-of zero/negative levels and...

Throughout 2016 and for years to come, millions of refugees will flee war-torn nations looking for safety. Millions of migrants will leave economically depressed countries looking for work. The “Great Migration” trend the Trends Research Institute identified in 2011 was ignored by the media and ridiculed by politicians. Five years later, those same politicians and presstitutes are still unaware of...

If trend lines drawn since 2001’s War on Terror are not reversed, World War III will not only be a Top Trend of 2016 – it may be the last world war. The toll exacted by the War on Terror is staggering: trillions of wasted dollars; countries and cities destroyed; millions of refugees; and untold numbers of radicalized jihadists bent on...

What a year 2015 was! Looking back, with neither economic nor geopolitical fronts looking prosperous or peaceful, the aware and awake are preparing for the year ahead – especially in the new age of equity-market volatility and growing War on Terror fears. While the concerns are real, a future of gloom and doom often lies in the eyes of the beholder....

While this is the first “trends” retreat of its kind, attendees of previous health and well-being retreats at the Naples facility have raved about the life-changing power of the experience. (See the Conference News section of Trendsresearch.com.)

• Daily Trends sessions with Celente and others, including small and individual group discussions• Double occupancy lodging (private room is extra) at a nearby hotel• Gourmet vegan meals each day• Daily health and well-being sessions, and individual sessions scheduled throughout the week• Green and red juices, and lemon water all day• Protein smoothies• Yoga classes• Art classes• Meditation and emotional-release classes• Self-empowerment...

The retreat begins with an evening welcome reception on Sunday, January 10 and continues through the week, with attendees departing on Saturday, January 16. The retreat cost is $2,600 per person, including lodging, all meals, activities and sessions. Participants are booked into a nearby hotel and transportation to and from the retreat site is provided. Transport service from the nearby...

Held January 10–16 in Naples, “Prepare for 2016” will give attendees a variety of unique and life-enhancing experiences, from group activities to formal presentations, with ample time for self-reflection in beautiful surroundings.Celente will be joined by natural healing authority Gary Null, institute analysts and world-class health and physical fitness experts to provide a complete mind, body and spirit experience. Celente...