David Chan: Growing old (dis)gracefully

Healthcare as an investment theme

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The world's population has never been collectively older, healthier and, in many cases, more inclined to spend money - and, argues David Chan, that is good news for investors, whatever their own generation

People try to put us down (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Things they do look awful cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Yeah, I hope I die before I get old The Who, 1965 Pete Townshend's masterpiece is perhaps the most on-point rock anthem ever written about inter-generational struggle - even if it was mildly ironic watching a 70-something-year-old Roger Daltrey sing it to a rapturous Glastonbury crowd in 2015. But that is entirely the point. Many of the infamous baby-boomer generation - into which I sneak, in 1962 - ref...

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