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Will a New Kitchen Pay Off -- or Eat Into Your Equity? Jul. 22, 2025
Reader Question: Would remodeling our outdated kitchen increase the value of our home? We do not pla... Read More
Expect the World To Change -- You Don't Own It Mar. 09, 2025
As millennials, we were told not to have kids until we were financially responsible. The world had t... Read More
Always Bet on Trump: Why This Is the Greatest Buying Opportunity of Our Lifetimes, Maybe in the History of America Mar. 09, 2025
This commentary is a joint effort by two veterans of business and investing. We've both been in the ... Read More
How to Win the Battle Over Temptation Jul. 20, 2023
If you've ever stopped by the store to pick up milk and walked out with a week's worth of snacks to ... Read More
Avoiding a 'Straw Man' When Buying a Small Business Jul. 26, 2022
"My wife and I are looking to buy a business together. We heard about a great local business that's ... Read More
End the Real Estate Racket Aug. 24, 2021
The housing market is hot, hot, hot right now, and home prices continue to soar in many markets to t... Read More
Why Are Real Estate Companies Advertising They Will Buy Your House? Aug. 03, 2021
Dear Monty: We are not planning on selling our home just yet. One of the curious observations we hav... Read More
6 Ways to Do-It-Yourself Home Search Jul. 06, 2021
Dear Monty: We want to buy a home, but we have been outbid twice already. Agents say few homes are c... Read More
Homebuyer Turn-ons and Turn-offs Jun. 09, 2021
Thankfully, not every buyer has the same taste. There was an old expression that people would use wh... Read More
No More Car Payments: How to Buy the Car of Your Dreams with All Cash Apr. 11, 2019
Let's say that tomorrow morning, you wake up to discover that overnight — gulp! — your c... Read More
Well-Being Withers When Impulse Buying Takes Control Dec. 04, 2018
It's not unusual for people to ask me: What's the best piece of fitness gear I can buy? My first ans... Read More
Lessons From a 2-Year-Old Oct. 23, 2017
I gave my son and daughter-in-law lots of gifts when their son, Elijah, was born. But none has come ... Read More
What Are the Insiders Doing? Aug. 02, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: If I knew when insiders — for example, officers and directors or Warren Buffet... Read More
Daddy Gives Apr. 07, 2017
Dear Annie: Our 39-year-old son is married with three children. Ever since he got married, he has be... Read More
Boycotts Are a Form of Speech Jan. 19, 2017
Liberals have organized a campaign to boycott Simon & Schuster over its planned publication of a boo... Read More
Land Contract and Homeseller Exclusion Oct. 16, 2016
Edith: I read in your column that there might be no federal income tax for the sale of a longtime ho... Read More
Before You Sell Your Website Sep. 13, 2016
If you have spent years building a successful business on your website and social media pages, soone... Read More
Best Time to Buy a Computer, Where to Buy a TracFone and How to De-Smoke a Microwave Sep. 06, 2016
Dear Mary: I'm looking at new computers. When is the best time of year to buy one? — Stella De... Read More
Before You Buy a Website Sep. 06, 2016
"I have been laid off for over a year now and have decided it's time to start a business of my own. ... Read More
Selling Out of State Jul. 03, 2016
Ms. Lank: I recently read one of your columns in the paper. R and M.T. wrote that they inherited a p... Read More
