Quotes of the Day

Eat Seasonally: Leafy greens grow in the spring. Broccoli and tomatoes are best in summer. Pumpkin and other root vegetables contain large amounts of stored nutrients for fall and winter. [2018] - Steven Lin

The more nuts and seeds (almonds, almond butter and paste, Brazil nuts, cashews and cashew butter, chestnuts, flaxseeds, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, peanuts and peanut butter, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, squash seeds, sesame seeds and tahini, sunflower seeds, and walnuts) consumed, the longer the telomeres. For every ten grams of nuts or seeds consumed per day, telomeres were 8.5 units longer over the course of a year. Ten grams is roughly one tablespoon of nuts, which is equivalent to: nine cashews; or seven walnuts; or six almonds; or four teaspoons of flaxseeds, pumpkin seeds, or sunflower seeds; or two teaspoons of sesame seeds. [2019] - William W Li

While bonds are clearly less volatile than stocks, they can still lose value during periods of rising interest rates. That's why conservative investors also look to savings accents and GICs for safety. It's true you won't lose your principal with these investments, but even they're not without risk. The silent killers of all investment returns are inflation and taxes, which can reduce the real return on "safe" investments to zero, or even turn them negative. [2021] - Dan Bortolotti

The e-business you build should stay small. In the Information Age, even small businesses can reach the whole planet inexpensively; and they can be easier to manage but still highly profitable. [2006] - Scott Fox

Stick with precious metal coins that are widely desirable, that any coin dealer is familiar with, and you will find that there are really only a handful of rare coins that are truly and ultimately liquid. [2008] - Shayne McGuire