Quotes of the Day

Being pre-approved means you're financially ready to buy a home; it doesn't guarantee you a mortgage. The missing piece of the puzzle is the property. Is it in fair to good condition, with an economic life of at least 30 years? Did you pay fair value? Does the home have asbestos or other environmental of safety issues? Your lender wants to know it's investing in a rock-solid asset before approving your mortgage. [2017] - Sean Cooper

If you choose to manage your own properties, it also means maintaining a book of contacts, such as a plumber, an electrician, a painter, and a flooring installer. If you hire a property manager, he or she will maintain that entire Rolodex of contacts on your behalf, plus handle a thousand small problems you truly don't want to touch. Much property management work is low-wage work, so you will effectively be losing money by spending your time here. [2017] - Calum Ross

If you will need to sell part of your gold in less than a few months, it's probably a better idea to keep that portion of your money in cash. [2008] - Shayne McGuire

Trading is a business like every other business. You have to gain knowledge and experience and constantly make decisions. You can never eliminate the decision-making process by rules, systems or any software if you want to succeed in the business. [2009] - Robert C. Miner

You must learn to handle financial pressure. Take 10 percent of all you earn up front and give it away. After you give away 10 percent of your income, take another 10 percent to reduce your debts and a third 10 percent to build up capital to invest. You need to live on 70 percent of what you have. [1989] - Anthony Robbins