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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
Social Security Update for 2019 Dec. 26, 2018
It has been my custom for most of the past 21 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
Here's the Problem With PolitiFact's 'Lie of the Year' Dec. 14, 2018
This week, the allegedly unbiased fact-checkers at PolitiFact awarded their "Lie of the Year" award ... Read More
Taking Your Benefits at Age 62 Nov. 28, 2018
Q: In a recent column, you said that most people retiring today are waiting until 70 to start their ... Read More
Told You So! Nov. 07, 2018
Republicans held the Senate! Democrats took the House but by a narrower margin! Did I just embarras... Read More
Has Bloomberg Begun the Battle for 2020? Nov. 06, 2018
Did former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg just take a page out of the playbook of Sen. Ed Muskie f... Read More
Five Midterm Races That Matter Most Nov. 06, 2018
I've been arguing for months that the ideal outcome in the midterm elections to set up Donald Trump ... Read More
Is This Worse Than '68? Oct. 30, 2018
Saturday, in Pittsburgh, a Sabbath celebration at the Tree of Life synagogue became the site of the ... Read More
What Gerald Ford Could Teach Beto O'Rourke in 2018 Oct. 20, 2018
When people learn that I have spent the past 50 years either working in or covering the past 13 pres... Read More
Extra! Extra! Fashion Accessories, Fall 2018 Aug. 28, 2018
Coco Chanel may have famously said "Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one ac... Read More
Feeling Shame About a Relationship Jul. 27, 2018
Dear Annie: I am seeking your advice about something that has been troubling me. My faith has always... Read More
What Would a Progressive America Look Like? May. 03, 2018
While the November elections may seem like a long way off, we need to be thinking about the conseque... Read More
Is the GOP Staring at Another 1930? Mar. 16, 2018
After the victory of Donald Trump in 2016, the GOP held the Senate and House, two-thirds of the gove... Read More
Working While Getting Disability Benefits Feb. 14, 2018
Q: I am 57 years old and getting Social Security disability benefits. I understand I can work and ma... Read More
I'm a Hit with the Ladies! Feb. 07, 2018
Don't tell my wife, but if my inbox is any indication, I'm a big hit with the ladies! I have a hunch... Read More
Ten Simple Steps for Financial Success in the New Year Jan. 10, 2018
Dear Readers, Making plans for 2018? To me, that's part of the fun of the New Year. It's a time to t... Read More
Office Pool 2018 Jan. 04, 2018
1) In 2018, a. the Democrats will win control of the House of Representatives. b. the Republicans wi... Read More
2017 Was Bad, but 2018 Could Be Much Worse Jan. 04, 2018
The best thing to be said for 2017 is that it didn't last forever. It's gone, carrying a host of mem... Read More
A New Year's Resolution for the Press: Professional Integrity Jan. 04, 2018
On the first day of this new year, A.G. Sulzberger, new publisher of The New York Times, issued a pu... Read More
Stock Market for 2018 Jan. 03, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: Could you please tell us what you think the stock market will do once this tax bill ... Read More
