Quotes of the Day

Even a simple imaginary exercise can change your mood: Close your eyes, and take yourself back to your last holiday where there was a lovely warm sun, beautiful sea, relaxed beach and fun meals in the evenings. Open your eyes and consider how you feel now. [2009] - Liz Miller

A great property manager is key to success in real estate. A great property manager often hears of great deals before real estate agents do, which makes them even more valuable. [1998] - Robert T. Kiyosaki

Several Canadian ETF providers, including iShares, Vanguard, BMO, and Horizons, offer all-in-one portfolio products. They are just as good as each other: no better, no worse. Don’t make the natural and common mistake of comparing their past performances and making a decision based on what you find. Although they’re similarly allocated, their indexed compositions aren’t exactly the same. As a result, the iShares Core Balanced ETF (XBAL) might edge out Vanguard’s Balanced ETF Portfolio (VBAL) over one period. But over the next period, the results could be reversed. Either way, the long-term differences would be far too small to sweat. [2022] - Andrew Hallam

Use a plain outer envelope with no copy, not even a return address. The mystery of such a mailing is irresistible. [2005] - Robert W. Bly

We might not realise that we have a habit of getting out too early at the slightest signs of profit. Also, many traders are overly conservative because they have no confidence in themselves. The right way to look at every trade is to consider it as just one trade out of the many you are going to do. [2008] - Yeo Keong Hee