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It's Time for a Course Correction in the Trade War May. 16, 2019
President Donald Trump and his supporters often tell us that he is fundamentally a free trader. The ... Read More
Even Politics Can't Derail Surging Politics (Yet) May. 14, 2019
It's a testament to the strength and resilience of the national economy that it keeps surging ahead ... Read More
Are You Prepared for a Financial Emergency? Mar. 06, 2019
Dear Readers: What would happen if you were hit with an unexpected medical bill or layoff or your ad... Read More
Is Your Mother, Wife, Daughter Investing? Are You? Feb. 13, 2019
Dear Readers: My last two columns have focused on what are, to me, two very important topics: the im... Read More
Looking for a Good Way to Start Investing? Feb. 06, 2019
Dear Readers: In last week's column, I made a case for why getting into the stock market still makes... Read More
The Case for Investing -- Year In, Year Out Jan. 30, 2019
Dear Readers: If you had an extra $2,000, would you invest it in the stock market today? Should you?... Read More
2018, the Year of the Worker Jan. 01, 2019
If 2017 was the year of the investor — with stock market gains of more than 25 percent during ... Read More
On the Economy, Trump Is His Own Worst Enemy Dec. 27, 2018
It was a long, slow climb from the depths of the Great Recession to the sunny meadows of prosperity,... Read More
Christmas 2018: Not the Worst of Times Dec. 25, 2018
"Deck the halls with boughs of holly," goes the old Christmas carol. "'Tis the season to be jolly." ... Read More
Trump's Meddling Sows Economic Trouble Dec. 09, 2018
One crucial test of leadership is knowing when to leave well enough alone. Fixing things that are go... Read More
Can I Give Stock as a Gift? Dec. 05, 2018
Dear Carrie: I would like to gift a portion of my stock to my daughter. Do I have to sell it first, ... Read More
A Different Investment Philosophy Nov. 28, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: This market frightens the heck out of me, and I'm scared my $263,000 individual reti... Read More
Is the Economy Headed to Crazytown? Nov. 22, 2018
The recent election suggested — and subsequent polls showed — that a public happy with t... Read More
The Truth About the Trump Economy Nov. 04, 2018
Donald Trump and his legions are not tightly tethered to factual reality, but they are willing to gr... Read More
Funny How the Stock Market Tweets Come and Go Nov. 01, 2018
After a long absence, another "Stock Market up" tweet was issued Wednesday by Donald Trump. He'd bee... Read More
Trump's Targets: The View From Fifth Avenue Jul. 24, 2018
Donald Trump once famously said that he could "stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebod... Read More
Trump's Zero-Tariff Solution Jul. 10, 2018
President Donald Trump's aluminum and steel tariff policies have now triggered retaliatory tariffs f... Read More
Trump Should Focus on Debt Crisis Rather Than Trade Apr. 11, 2018
Donald Trump achieved the presidency telling the American people he would "Make America Great Again.... Read More
Trump, the Anti-Business President Apr. 05, 2018
White House economist Peter Navarro, whose boss claimed credit when the stock market was rising, now... Read More
Understanding the Trump Trade Doctrine Mar. 13, 2018
Last week, Donald Trump dialed back his earlier call for a punitive and blanket tariff on imported s... Read More
