Quotes of the Day

With dollar-cost averaging (DCA), you invest your money in equal chunks on a set, regular schedule - such as once a month - into a diversified group of longer-term investments. The attraction of DCA is that it allows you to ease into riskier investments instead of jumping in all at once. The flip side of DCA is that when your investment of choice appreciates in value, you may wish that you had invested your money faster. DCA is most valuable when the money you want to invest represents a large portion of your total assets and you can stick to a schedule. [2019] - Eric Tyson

Placing a cap over the toothbrush head appeared to encourage virulent opportunistic pathogens, like one called Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a species of bacteria that is adapted to low-oxygen environments. This is important information for anyone who travels or keeps their toothbrush in a gym bag, drawer, or confined space. [2018] - Ellie Phillips

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

Property management fees differ depending on the size of the property and its location, usually ranging between 8% and 12% of the monthly rent, with 10% being the most common for single-family and small multifamily properties. Also, management companies have a "placement" fee that is typically equal to one-half of the first month's rent (or even the entire first month's rent) upon a lease signing. Some management companies also charge a "renewal fee" each year when the tenant renews their lease, but this is not as common. [2015] - Brandon Turner

The ideal body mass index (BMI) for the longest life appears to be 20 to 22 (kg/m2). [2023] - Michael Greger