Quotes of the Day

Use quick surveys, polls, or response forms in the e-mail and on the landing pages that can be merged with general databases and used in future campaigns. [2007] - Bruce C. Brown

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was created in 1896 and still widely followed today-although it really shouldn't be. The Dow includes just 30 companies, hand-picked by a committee, and instead of being weighted according to a company's size, it's weighted by share price. This made sense 120 years ago when the calculations were made with pencil and paper, but it's almost useless today, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a relic that survives only because it's owned by the same company that publishes the Wall Street Journal. So do yourself a favour: ignore the Dow and avoid index funds or ETFs that track it. [2021] - Dan Bortolotti

Whoever mentions a salary figure first, generally loses salary negotiation, at the end. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles

Once I responded to an initial message, it took an average of twenty-two hours for a woman to get back to me. With so many forms of instant communication--Facebook, text messaging, IM--that twenty-two hours was enough time to make me wonder what she was doing but not enough time for me to lose interest. [2013] - Amy Webb

Using Technical Analysis to Trade Gold： Round numbers become important resistance points to look at. [2009] - James DiGeorgia