Quotes of the Day

Sitting directly opposite others creates bad vibes. The 'right-hand man' is more favored and others subconsciously credit the right-hand person with having more power than the one on the left side. More business deals are made when a salesperson sits to the customers' left than to their right. [2004] - Allan Pease

During the 20-year period between 1994 and 2013 (5,037 trading days), US stocks averaged a compound annual return of 9.22 percent. But investors who missed the best five trading days would have averaged just 7 percent per year. If they missed the best 20 days, their average return would have been just 3.02 percent per year. If they missed the best 40 trading days, the investor would have lost money. [2017] - Andrew Hallam

Many lending institutions won't write mortgages on condominiums or townhouses where more than 30 or 40 percent of the units in the complex are occupied by renters instead of owners. [2003] - Gary W. Eldred

Global Nomad portfolios (single, globally diversified portfolios that have no home‐country bias) would work well for couples that don't know where they want to retire. They would also suit couples retiring in an emerging‐market country. Emerging‐market countries have small, volatile markets. Retirees who choose to invest with a “home‐country” emerging‐market bias would be taking unnecessary risk. Instead, they could spread their risk across a multitude of global economic regions. [2018] - Andrew Hallam

Many sales are delayed far longer than they need to be because salespeople are reluctant to ask for the order and bring the transaction to a close. [2004] - Brian Tracy