Quotes of the Day

Many countries levy a tax on dividends paid to foreign investors. For example, the IRS withholds 15% when dividends from US stocks are paid inside a Canadian-listed ETF. These withholding taxes will reduce the fund's reported performance, sometimes significantly. [2021] - Dan Bortolotti

Honesty is telling the truth--in other words, conforming our words to reality. Integrity is conforming reality to our words--in other words, keeping promises and fulfilling expectations. [2004] - Stephen R. Covey

The Australian dollar has had a very strong correlation (approximately 80 percent) with commodity prices and, more specifically, with gold prices. Australia has one of the highest interest rates among the developed countries. [2009] - Kathy Lien

One small but revealing study found that subjects on an alternate-day fasting (ADF) diet did lose weight-but they also lost more lean mass (i.e. muscle) than subjects who simply ate 25% fewer calories every day. This study was limited because of its small size and short duration, but it suggests that fasting might cause some people, especially lean people, to lose too much muscle. On top of this, the ADF group had much lower activity levels during the study, which suggests that they were not feeling very good on the days they were not eating. [2023] - Peter Attia

The Six Basic Fears: 1. The fear of poverty. 2. The fear of criticism. 3. The fear of ill health. 4. The fear of loss of love of someone. 5. The fear of old age. 6. The fear of death. [1937] - Napoleon Hill