Quotes of the Day

Some women like to make extremely sexual comments after meeting a man. It is a shit test. If the guy becomes uncomfortable, he fails; however, if he takes the bait and gets excited or says something sexual in response, he also fails. The solution: Just look her in the eye, nod approvingly, and, with a slight smile creeping across your face, say, "Respect," in a smart-ass tone. [2005] - Neil Strauss

The Central Fund of Canada (symbol CEF) is a closed-end fund that stores physical gold and silver as its primary asset. When you buy a share in CEF, you are buying a percentage of its stock of precious metals. More than half of CEF's value comes from silver, not gold. [2009] - James DiGeorgia

Always Tighten Stops, Never Loosen Stops. We never lower our stop when we’re holding a long position, and we never raise a stop when we’re in a short position. [2010] - Ed Ponsi

If you're standing and waiting at the bus stop or watching a football match on the sidelines, and you have good balance, do some low-level jumps - just a few inches off the ground. Try a jog/walk - walk for 2 minutes, do 10 (or 20) jogging steps, walk for 2 minutes and so on. Aim for at least 50 joggings steps during your walk. If you have had spinal fractures or are breaking other bones easily, do lower-impact activities like brisk walking, especially if you still have pain. [2019] - Diana Moran

In the absence of usable market data, many investors like to use a vacancy allowance in the range of 3% to 6%. An exception to this rule of thumb usually occurs in the case of a newly built project that is being leased for the first time. Vacancy during the initial lease-up period can be much higher. Conventional wisdom also has it that a property whose actual vacancy history is close to zero has probably been rented at less than market rates. In other words, if you don't experience some vacancy, you're just not charging enough. [2004] - Frank Gallinelli