Quotes of the Day

A REIT must distribute 90% of its profit to shareholders. Therefore, REITs are literally passing their rents to shareholders after keeping a small portion for management and maintenance fees (including interest!). The REIT yield has been outperforming bonds while underperforming stocks. In other words, REIT represents a higher risk than bonds but a lower risk than stocks. Equity REITs can be active in several markets: Apartments; Commercial centers; Healthcare centers; Office complexes. [2012] - Mike Heroux

Experience shows that hiring an effective assistant should easily double your sales volume. So many of us make the mistake of hiring out of convenience rather than by standards. [2004] - Gary Keller

In a study that looked at the effect of strength training in 62 frail seniors, the subjects who did only strength training for 6 months gained no muscle mass. Another group of subjects was given protein supplementation (via a protein shake); those subjects added an average of about 3 pounds of lean mass. The extra protein likely made the difference. Similar results have been found in multiple other studies, although it remains unclear whether protein supplementation helps to improve muscle "strength" as well as muscle mass. We don't store protein in the way we store fat (in fat cells) or glucose (as glycogen). If you consume more protein than you can synthesize into lean mass, you'll simply excrete the excess in your urine as urea. [2023] - Peter Attia

Most rare coin aficionados turn to sources like the RedBook, an annual listing of the market price of virtually every major coin, or the Web sites of PCGS and NGC, which offer background material and continuously updated pricing information.  [2004] - James Turk

The older you get, the less heart-essential coenzyme Q10 you have. Not so good, since 95% of the energy produced by the body depends on this electron transport chemical, making it important to eat more energy-producing greens, grains, and beans. [2009] - Frances Sheridan Goulart