Quotes of the Day

MoneySense magazine's founding editor, Ian MaGugan, won a Canadian National Magazine Award for an article adapting the couch potato strategy for Canadians. His method was simple. An investor splits money evenly between a US stock market index, a Canadian stock market index, and a bond market index. At the end of the calendar year, the investor simply rebalance the portfolio back to the original allocation. If the US stock market index did better than the Canadian index, then the investor would sell some of the US index to even things out with the Canadian index. If the bond index beat both stock indexes, then some of the bond index would be sold to buy some of the Canadian and US stock market indexes. Of course, if you're making monthly contributions to the account, you could rebalance monthly by simply buying the laggard--to keep your allocation evenly split three ways. [2017] - Andrew Hallam

A few drops of mouth rinse will work just as well as a large mouthful. Most mouth rinse manufacturers encourage you to use as much as possible, but I have found no science to connect the mouth benefits with the volume of rinse used. With any mouth rinse, feel free to be economical with your rinse volume. Maximize the benefits of your final protective rinse by not eating or drinking for at least an hour after you finish the routine, and spit out the last rinse. [2018] - Ellie Phillips

It is best to eat only when you're hungry, and not eat after dinner. People who eat more frequently usually take in more calories per day. More frequent eating or snacking has been shown to increase the risk of colon cancer in men. [2013] - Joel Fuhrman

Here is the game plan when you are guilty. Dead wrong. Caught red-handed. 1. Listen calmly until your accuser finished, and then say, "I am happy you brought that up." 2. Proceed by saying, "You are right," and repeat his accusation word for word. No ifs, ands, or buts--and no changing his precise words. 3. Pause. 4. Then, and only then, with no defensiveness, tell your reasoning. If there is absolutely no rationalization for what you did, tell him what you have learned from it. [2009] - Leil Lowndes

Do not use pressure cookers they work at a very high temperature, which damages nutrients. One of the basic Gerson rules is to cook food very slowly, at a low temperature, to avoid such damage. The glaze used on some crockpots is toxic - best to steer clear of them. [2013] - Charlotte Gerson