Quotes of the Day

The key to success is being able to trade your belief systems and have fun. [2004] - Bill Williams

Dream sleep typically begins approximately 90 minutes after an individual falls asleep, commonly after a brief stay in light sleep and a cycle of deep sleep. Individuals usually spend about one quarter of their night in REM sleep. REM sleep comes in 20-40 minute cycles, usually about 4-5 times a night. The cycles typically become longer in duration as the night progresses to the longer cycles occur during the second half of the night. The longest cycle usually terminates around the time an individual awakens in the morning. [2017] - W. Chris Winter

If your portfolio is less than six figures, small differences in funds fees matter a lot less than you think. It's better to focus on spending less than you make, saving the difference and investing with low-cost diversified index funds, even if your portfolio is not the absolute cheapest option available. Once you've built significant wealth, you can focus on reducing your investing costs further and then watching your portfolio compound even more. [2021] - Dan Bortolotti

To get some clues as to whether a trend could be reversing, you should scrutinise the price charts, and look out for certain reversal chart patterns that tend to serve as harbingers of a trend change. Examples of such patterns include the head-and-shoulders, double top/bottom, triple top/bottom and so on. If you do spot these formations in your charts especially in the daily or weekly chart, there is a high chance that a reversal may be in the works, and that you should get ready for trading a breakout. [2007] - Grace Cheng

Your landlord can ask the RTB for an Order of Possession in the following two situations; 1) Your landlord served you with a Notice to End Tenancy and you failed to dispute it within the required timeline; 2) You did dispute the Notice to End Tenancy, but the RTB has refused to cancel the notice. Even after getting an Order of Possession, the only legal way a landlord can forcibly evict you is by obtaining a Writ of Possession from the BC Supreme Court, and then hiring a court bailiff to enforce the writ. If you stay past the date on an Order of Possession, you will be liable to pay the landlord compensation for the extra time you stayed at the unit. As well, if the landlord has to resort to hiring a court bailiff, you will be liable for the court bailiff fees. [2015] - Kris Anderson