Quotes of the Day

As we age, it’s also important to retain flexibility by stretching and doing practices like yoga and tai chi that help to maintain balance. Flexibility and a good sense of balance can also help to prevent injuries. As for how much you should exercise, the answer is that we don’t know yet. There’s a commonly held belief that 10,000 steps a day is the magic number for staying healthy, but I have to tell you there isn’t much scientific evidence to back that up. If your stride is a little longer than two feet, it will take a little more than two thousand steps to walk one mile. If you’re active with everyday activities on a regular basis, it’s possible that adding just one mile to your day could be enough to extend your life span and health span. [2020] - Nir Barzilai

It’s always important to be aware of what’s going on in other financial markets. But it’s also essential to view each market in its own perspective and to trade each market individually. [2007] - Mark Galant

Key Dividend Growth Ratios: Dividend Yield > 3% (consider lower dividend yield stocks from US companies as they will count as the "secure" section of the portfolio); 5 Year Dividend Growth > 1%; Return on Equity (ROE = Net Income / Shareholder's Equity) > 10%; 5 Year Annual Income Growth Rate > 1%; Current Price / Earnings Ratio < 20; Dividend Payout Ratio (Dividends per Share / Earnings per Share) < 75% [2012] - Mike Heroux

If you'd like to pay down your mortgage sooner rather than later, prepayment privileges are a must. Banks are pretty flexible with payment privileges. Most let you prepay, each year, between 10% and 20% of your original mortgage balance as a lump sum. This is only one prepayment option. Others include increasing your payment and doubling your payment. [2017] - Sean Cooper

We suggest supplementing your protein intake with a 100% organic, non-GMO, grass-fed, whey protein concentrate (not a protein isolate). Whey protein concentrates deliver all the key health components naturally found in whey, whereas protein isolates remove the fat from the whey, and by doing so also remove many of its key health components with immunological properties, such as phospholipids and phosphatidylserine. Whey protein concentrates also naturally contain lactoferrin which has been proven to positively affect both the osteoclast and the osteoblasts in the remodeling activity of bone. [2019] - Mira Calton