Quotes of the Day

Managing properties yourself for a while is great training to understand the components that you will want to look for in a professional property management company. Typically, property managers charge anywhere from 4 percent to 15 percent of the rental income to manage your properties. [2001] - Dolf de Roos

High-quality government bonds issued by the federal government and the provinces are an option if you have at least $25,000 or so to invest. (Note that bonds issued by Canadian provinces offer yields higher than federal government bonds.) If you choose to buy individual bonds directly, I recommend sticking with less volatile, shorter maturity bonds (5 years and under) so you get the opportunity to acquire new, higher coupon bonds sooner if interest rates move up. [2018] - Larry Bates

What is the minimum amount someone should trade with? A safe bet would be about $25,000 to $50,000 for futures and $100,000 for equities. When trading with these amounts it’s reasonable for a decent trader to expect to make about $5000 to $10,000 per month in a good month while still being somewhat conservative in his trading. [2003] - Marcel Link

Raising capital is the entrepreneur's most important job. An entrepreneur is always ensuring that capital is flowing in, either through sales, direct marketing, private sales, institutional sales, investors, etc. [2000] - Robert T. Kiyosaki

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