Quotes of the Day

The classic market influencers are: interest rates (the cost of financing a purchase), ease of borrowing (the availability of financing), confidence in real estate as an investment vehicle, inflation, legislative amendments (taxation and/or local authority), foreign investors in local real estate, investment alternatives [2011] - Don R. Campbell

Wellbeing is about the combination of our love for what we do each day, the quality of our relationships, the security of our finances, the vibrancy of our physical health, and the pride we take in what we have contributed to our communities. Most importantly, it's about how these five elements interact. [2010] - Tom Rath

If central banks slash rates in anticipation of a recession, currencies that traditionally offer a low yield, such as the Japanese yen, tend to benefit. [2010] - Ed Ponsi

For most portfolios, a reasonable split of foreign stock holdings would be something like the neighbourhood of 40/40/20, with 40% going to Europe (England, France, Germany, Switzerland); 40% to the developed Pacific region (mostly Japan, with a smattering of Australia, New Zealand and Singapore); and 20% to the emerging market nations (Brazil, Russia, Turkey, South Africa, Mexico, and a host of countries where the entire value of all outstanding stock may be less than that of any S&P 500 company). [2013] - Russell Wild

I think we can reply modest sleep debts as long as they're repaid quickly and in full. A 2016 study by Josiane Broussard showed that 2 nights of makeup sleep (after 4 nights of sleeping 4.5 hours) seemed to return insulin levels and diabetes risk to normal levels. [2017] - W. Chris Winter