Quotes of the Day

Systems using three different moving averages usually produce signals when the shortest period moving average crosses both longer moving averages, or when the shortest moving average crosses the middle one and then the middle one subsequently crosses the longest. Although crossover signals can often be exceptionally profitable, those traders that use them must be prepared for frequent losses resulting from common whipsaw action. The whipsaw is simply an unavoidable fact of trading with moving averages. [2009] - James Chen

What I Look for in Tenants: 1) They have a reliable source of income (Ideally, a tenant will have a gross monthly income that is 4 times what you're asking for rent); 2) They have no prior evictions; 3) They pass full background and credit checks; 4) They have positive references from prior landlords. Questions for Previous Landlords: 1) Does the tenant owe any money? 2) Would you rent to this tenant again? 3) Were there any major repairs needed during their tenancy? [2020] - Symon He

When the housing market is down and it is a buyer's market, I could purchase one home for the same capital needed to mortgage three to four houses with a 25 percent down payment. The positive cash flow from my rental property is very similar whether I purchase one rental property with zero debt versus leveraging my capital to purchase three properties with a 25 percent down payment and a mortgage. The potential that the value of my property will appreciate is three times greater when purchasing three properties from that of purchasing one rental property when the housing market rebounds. [2014] - Michael Munsey

Autopsy studies find unsuspected prostate cancer in 30 percent of men over the age of fifty; 50 percent by age seventy; and an astounding 80 percent by age ninety. If he lives long enough, every man can expect to develop prostate cancer. An estimated 11.2 percent of the adult population harbors thyroid cancer. Despite this high incidence, thyroid cancer only very rarely causes death. Colonoscopy screening studies find adenomas (a precancerous lesion) in almost half of the general population by age eighty. [2020] - Jason Fung

Moderate aerobic endurance exercise, performed 3 times a week for 45 minutes at a time, for 6 months, increases telomerase activity twofold. So does high-intensity interval training (HIIT), in which short bust of heart-pounding activity are alternated with periods of recovery. Resistance exercise has no significant effect on telomerase activity (although it has other benefits--it helps maintain or improve bone density, muscle mass, balance, and coordination--all of which are vital for aging well). [2017] - Elizabeth Blackburn