Quotes of the Day

The correct method for tracking the stock market is to use semilogarithmic chart paper, since the market's history is sensibly related only on a percentage basis. The investor is concerned with percentage gain or loss, not the number of points traveled in a market average. Arithmetic scale is quite acceptable for tracking hourly waves. Channeling techniques work acceptably well on arithmetic scale with shorter term moves. [2001] - Robert Prechter

10 Fundamentals of Real Estate Investing: 1. Mortgage interest rates. 2. The net wealth effect. 3. Increased job growth and in-migration. 4. The real estate Doppler effect. 5. Local, regional and provincial political climate. 6. Critical infrastructure expansion. 7. Areas in transition. 8. Creating highest and best use. 9. Buy wholesale sell retail: stratification. 10. Quality marketing. [2013] - Don R. Campbell

All funds will have management fees, but not all funds will have a load. Management fees can be less than 0.5 percent or more than 2 percent per year. [2009] - James DiGeorgia

There are many apartments in the Fairview area in Vancouver where the lease is expiring in about 20-30 years. Most buyers don't want to be spending hundreds of thousands of dollars just to live in the home for 20-30 years. However, many buyers such as seniors may consider these properties. [2015] - Gary Wong

It's true, there have been many periods of 5 and even 10 years when stocks underperformed bonds, but most of us remain confident that equities will deliver a premium over the long term. Most people lose patience when their strategy underperforms for a year or two. Then they jump to another one that has enjoyed some recent success, probably just before the music stops. [2021] - Dan Bortolotti