Quotes of the Day

If you try to exercise on a full or even partly full stomach, there is a greater risk that certain movements or types of movement will lead to increased pressure on the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES), which if compromised will let in gastric acid and tissue-damaging pepsin. To prevent this from happening, be sure to exercise only after at least two hours have passed since you’ve eaten, and three hours for larger meals. Depending on your schedule, this may require you to work out on an empty stomach before breakfast. Try to drink 16 ounces of water (about two glasses) upon rising to ensure that your body is hydrated before you start exercising. [2017] - Jonathan Aviv

When you buy stock you are buying a part ownership in a company. When you buy bonds you are loaning money to a company or government agency. If you are going to hold bonds, holding them in an index fund is the way to go. Very few individual investors opt to buy individual bonds, with U.S. treasuries being the main exception, along with bank CDs witch act like bonds. [2016] - J L Collins

Gold ETFs are a safe, cost-effective and easy way to acquire gold. But here is a potential problem that may seem improbable today, but which is important to consider for investors concerned about ultimate investment safety, which is, after all, the main reason to own gold: World governments in time may decide to change the rules of the game and force gold ETFs, less than a decade old, to delist. [2008] - Shayne McGuire

The ADX indicator’s giving a reading above 35 and rising would be an indication of a strongly trending market. [2007] - Ed Ponsi

The clinical name of throatburn reflux is laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Throatburn Reflux Symptoms: • Hoarseness • Frequent throat clearing • Acidic taste in the mouth: acid regurgitation from the stomach can literally bring an acidic taste all the way into the mouth • Globus sensation: feeling a lump in the throat or that something is stuck in the throat • Trouble swallowing • Chronic cough • Aspiration: food or saliva or any other material going into lungs • Waking up at night due to burning in the throat • Waking up at night with a choking sensation • Excessive mucus in the throat [2017] - Jonathan Aviv