Quotes of the Day

If you have a portfolio of $10,000 or less, you should either be thinking mutual funds (not ETFs) or be seeking to invest at a brokerage that won't charge you for trading ETFs. Otherwise, the trading costs could eat you alive. If, however, you're unlikely to do any trading in the next several years, an ETF portfolio may make sense. In that case, consider a simple and all-encompassing "everything" (total ball of wax) ETF for your domestic stock holdings. [2013] - Russell Wild

Complete candor of the confession type does not strengthen friendships. It can destroy them. [2009] - Leil Lowndes

Building and repairing relationships are long-term investments. [2004] - Stephen R. Covey

Ten signs of a solid and worthy relationship: 1) Your date is always or almost always on time. 2) Your date's relationship with family and friends are warm and intact. 3) Your date tells you how much you mean to him. 4) Your date notices when you're unhappy and wants to help. 5) Your date doesn't get jealous. 6) Your date thinks of ways to please you. 7) Your date has good boundaries and you respect them. 8) Your date has active, happy, fulfilled days. 9) Your date is generally in a good mood. 10) Your date is affectionate and sexually interested in you. [2014] - Pepper Schwartz

Should you occasionally choose to use a prepared soup, keep in mind that your overall daily sodium intake should remain under 1,200 milligrams for men and under 1,000 milligrams for women. Natural whole foods contain 400 to 700 milligrams of sodium, which allows for a leeway of about 500 milligrams. Be sure to read labels. Try to select a no-salt added variety. [2013] - Joel Fuhrman