Quotes of the Day

By sending a sales letter out ahead of a phone call, the effectiveness of the call itself was increased by 1,000 percent. [2000] - Jay Abramham

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

Caloric restriction (CR)'s usefulness remains doubtful outside of the lab. Very lean animals may be more susceptible to death from infection or cold temperatures. And long-term severe caloric restriction is difficult if not impossible for most humans to sustain. Furthermore, there is no evidence that extreme CR would truly maximize the longevity function in an organism as complex as we humans. [2023] - Peter Attia

People who do have the opportunity to focus on their strengths every day are six times as likely to be engaged in their jobs and more than three times as likely to report having an excellent quality of life in general. [2007] - Tom Rath

There are three price points for any product. The lowest-priced product, the highest-priced, and the middle-priced. The worst price to be is the middle price. Nobody knows who you are. The trouble with being the lowest-price product is that someone is always trying to beat you. Someone will find a way to sell the same product for less than you. To win the lowest-price competition, you have to make less and less money. On top of that you have to deal with cheap customers. [2005] - Robert T. Kiyosaki