Quotes of the Day

A person who finds price all important is often more than willing to dicker on the terms. [2006] - Robert Irwin

You can usually beat the interest rate on shorter-term GICs (those that mature within a year or so) with the best high-interest savings accounts or money-market funds, which offer complete liquidity without any penalty. [2019] - Eric Tyson

Studies comparing DCA (dollar-cost averaging) and lump-sum investing over various historical periods are quite consistent in their findings: investing all at once tends to come out ahead about two-thirds of the time, which makes sense when you consider DCA only delivers higher returns if stock prices trend downward over the period, and we know stocks go up more often than they fall. [2021] - Dan Bortolotti

Purchase a couple of books on personal image and then select your clothes, your grooming, your makeup, and your accessories so that you look like the kind of person who is competent, efficient, and trustworthy. [2004] - Brian Tracy

We e-mail all our tenants and friends and family that live near the unit that is for rent and let them know about it. If someone refers a good tenant to you, it's a good idea to thank them in some way. Depending on the effort that went into the referral, we may just send a thank you card with a small gift certificate (say $25 for a restaurant or bookstore), or we'll send a nice gift basket that costs somewhere between $50 and $100. If you're near a large facility like a university or hospital, check around and see if they have a housing board. [2013] - Julie Broad