Quotes of the Day

There is no data to suggest that blood pressure drugs prevent heart attacks in healthy people with only mildly elevated blood pressure. In the elderly, moderately high blood pressure is not a risk factor for increased mortality. Low blood pressure, on the other hand, is: blood pressure values below 140/70 are associated with excess mortality in the elderly, and this is especially noticeable when drugs push down the diastolic blood pressure too low. [2011] - Joel Fuhrman

(Gross Annual Rent / Purchase Price) x 100 = Cash Flow Zone%. The key number is 10%. If the gross annual rent is 10% or more, you have a very good chance that the property will provide you with good positive cash flow. If the gross annual rent of the property is 8% or more of the purchase price, then the property is still worth further investigation as it sits within the Cash Flow Zone. The majority of properties for sale in any given marketplace will not fit the Cash Flow Zone rule. Your job as a sophisticated investor is to have the patience to uncover the ones that do. If none in your area fits the system, then you will want to change your target area. [2009] - Don R. Campbell

Renting seems to be more advantageous for people who do not plan to stay in the same premises for more than four to five years, and buying is more advantageous for those who decide to stay for a longer period. [2013] - Dan S. Barnabic

Volatilities can be obtained from the FXCM news plug-in available at www.fxcm.com/forex-news-software-exchange.jsp. Generally speaking, we use three-month volatilities for long- term volatilities numbers and one-month volatilities for the short term. [2009] - Kathy Lien

Today, people do not want to be sold. The moment a prospect feels that he is being pushed to make a buying decision, he shuts down and loses interest. [2004] - Brian Tracy