Quotes of the Day

An underachieving employee will many times try to convince you that it is the models or systems that are wrong and not her behavior. You have to remember that you are judging results and not people. [2004] - Gary Keller

You should locate companies that have clients logically predisposed to your product or service. (For example, a real estate company might have clients interested in carpet cleaner) Each company should give an endorsement to your product or service, and in return they should receive a certain percentage of the profits from all sales. Or offer other forms of compensation like donations to their favorite charity or help with their accounting expenses. [2000] - Jay Abramham

Use your web address as your newsletter or custom newspaper. [2004] - Dan Gooder Richard

The American Gold Eagle is the best gold bullion coin. It's the most liquid coin in the world. And its buy/sell spread is rarely more than 7 percent on small amounts, and can be as little as 5 percent on quantities. [2009] - James DiGeorgia

If you're looking at residential rental properties, have a gander at the annual rental housing market survey the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (www.cmhc.ca) produces. The Conference Board of Canada (www.conferenceboard.ca) is one of several organizations that issue business and consumer confidence surveys. For a fee, the Board provides detailed analyses for specific regions. The information gleaned from these sources, like interest-rate projections, can help you gauge whether markets are in for a boom or a downturn. [2020] - Douglas Gray