Quotes of the Day

The journey to oral health begins by consuming a tiny amount of xylitol (a one gram piece of gum or a couple of pure xylitol mints) after every meal, snack, or drink. Xylitol works in a number of ways to improve oral health as it can help control mouth acidity, but it also provides fiber to support healthy digestive bacteria, and it breaks down to form butyrate in the colon, which can improve the health of this part of the digestive tract. Xylitol is hygroscopic, which means that it pulls liquids to itself. This means that when you eat a xylitol mint or piece of pure xylitol gum it will stimulate a flow of natural saliva into your mouth.  [2018] - Ellie Phillips

Our ability to obtain deep sleep declines with age, beginning as soon as our late twenties or early thirties, but worsening as we enter middle age. One analysis suggests that the bulk of the changes in adult sleep patterns occur between the ages of 19 and 60 and only minimally decline after that, if one remains in good health (a big if). More research points to the forties and sixties as the decades of life when deep sleep is especially important for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease. People who have slept less during those decades seem to be at higher risk of developing dementia later on. [2023] - Peter Attia

No more than 5% of your portfolio should be allocated to precious metals. The iShares Silver Trust (SLV) operates much the same as the iShares Gold Trust (IAU). One simple approach to previous-metals investing is worth considering: the ETFS Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares (GLTR). In one fund, you get a basket of four precious metals - gold, silver, platinum, and palladium - each in proportion to its economic footprint. Shares are backed up by the physical metals held in vaults. The fund's cost is 0.60% a year. [2013] - Russell Wild

The famous "head and shoulders" pattern can be discerned in a normal Elliott top, while a head and shoulders pattern that "doesn't work out" might involve an expanded flat correction under Elliott. [2001] - Robert Prechter

I recommend a toolbox consisting of at the most three Indicators. [2008] - Michael Duane Archer