Quotes of the Day

We e-mail all our tenants and friends and family that live near the unit that is for rent and let them know about it. If someone refers a good tenant to you, it's a good idea to thank them in some way. Depending on the effort that went into the referral, we may just send a thank you card with a small gift certificate (say $25 for a restaurant or bookstore), or we'll send a nice gift basket that costs somewhere between $50 and $100. If you're near a large facility like a university or hospital, check around and see if they have a housing board. [2013] - Julie Broad

Often you can put together a new career just using what you already know and what you already can do--with just a bit of training or retraining. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles

As currency traders, you definitely need to keep an eye on the yields of the benchmark government bonds of the major-currency countries to better monitor the expectations of the interest rate market. [2007] - Mark Galant

Real estate is truly international. Of course some countries like Japan make it exceedingly difficult for foreigners to invest in their country. But there are many countries where there are no or minimal restrictions. Right now the prospects for Prague and Budapest are tremendous. [2001] - Dolf de Roos

The most-traded currency, by far, is the U.S. dollar, with consistently greater than 85% of the average daily turnover in foreign exchange trading. The distant second place currency is the Eurozone’s euro, with around a 37% share. Rounding out the top currencies are the Japanese yen with approximately 16%, and the British pound with 15%. AUD/USD and USD/CAD are next in line in terms of trading activity, but are not generally considered among the majors. It is usually recommended for beginning traders to concentrate initially just on the major currencies. [2009] - James Chen