Quotes of the Day

You take a large risk buying an index focusing on a single foreign country. It's better to diversify and go with the total international stock market index. Within it, you'll have exposure to older world economies such as England, France, and Germany, as well as the younger, fast-growing economies of China, India, Brazil, and Thailand. Just remember to rebalance. If the international stock market goes on a tear, don't chase it with fresh money. If your domestic stock index and the international stock index both shoot skyward, add fresh money to your bond index. [2017] - Andrew Hallam

I have expensive attorneys, accountants, real estate brokers and stockbrokers. If the people are professionals, their services should make you money. And the more money they make, the more money I make. When I interview any paid professional, I first find out how much property or stocks they personally own and what percentage they pay in taxes. [1998] - Robert T. Kiyosaki

Women, by and large, are much more perceptive than men. Anyone talking to a woman while simultaneously worrying about what she thinks of him is going to fail. Anyone caught thinking about getting into a woman's pants before she starts thinking about what's in his pants is going to fail. [2005] - Neil Strauss

Mindfulness is the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally to things as they are. Mindfulness means paying attention to things as they actually are in any given moment, however they are, rather than as we want them to be. [2007] - Mark Williams

A conditional offer has at least one condition that must be satisfied for the deal to go through. You can include conditions for just about anything, though the most common are financing home inspection and broom-swept and, for a condo, a status certificate review (the status certificate includes important details about your condo, such as the reserve fund, any special assessments or lawsuits, condo bylaws, rules, maintenance fees and utilities; ask your lawyer to review it.) Although they're not conditional per se, ask for three walk-throughs as well. Think long and hard before including conditions, as they could cost you your dream home. If you do include conditions, make the deadlines tight--two or three days for a home inspection and a week for financing are generally enough. [2017] - Sean Cooper