Quotes of the Day

For the purpose of determining your OAS benefits, you may be able to add the years you lived in another country - assuming you contributed to its social security system - to the years you've resided in Canada. This is a result of social security agreements Canada has with a number of other countries. [2019] - Eric Tyson

We suggest that most investors devote 10-15% of the equity side of their portfolios to REITs. If your portfolio is 50% stock and 50% bonds, we suggest that 5-7.5% of your entire portfolio be devoted to REITs. If your home represents a big chunk of your net worth, and especially if you are approaching a stage in life when you may consider downsizing, you may want to invest less in REITs than would, say, a renter of similar means. Or you may forget about Canadian REITs (VRE, XRE, ZRE) altogether and invest only in foreign REITs. [2013] - Russell Wild

I risk no more than 3% of my account size in any one trade. New traders might want to risk no more than 1.5% to 2% of the account size in any one trade. Sometimes, even with good trading strategies, you might suffer three or four consecutive losses. [2008] - Yeo Keong Hee

There are three basic types of trading conditions: 1. Trending 2. Range-bound 3. Consolidating. [2007] - Ed Ponsi

The two major reasons that people buy or don't buy, respectively, are desire for gain and fear of loss. Your first task is to help your prospect understand how much better his life or work would be with your product compared to the way it is now. People are much more motivated to buy if they feel they are going to lose something by not buying, than they are in anticipation of the benefits they will enjoy if they do buy. [2004] - Brian Tracy