. >> very, very quickly, he outlined his plans for a urailings economic union, which means -- >> they've been talking about an allyian with china for almost 60, 70 years. it's never come to pass, in part because it's never been in china's interest to align itself all that close with russia. i think this is a card they've played before, and it doesn't work too well. >> we will wait and see. thank you, don. steve, thank you for dropping by as well. >>> still ahead on "street signs", is what is happening at the v.a. just a preview of where obama care is headed? larry kudlow weighs? >> and two all-star fund managers join with their favorite picks, "street signs" will be right back. i don't want to think about the alternative. i don't even know how to answer that. i mean, no one knows how long their money is going to last. i try not to worry, but you worry. what happens when your paychecks stop? because everyone has retirement questions. ameriprise created the exclusive confident retirement approach. to get the real answers you need. start building your confident retirement today. for what re