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Valeant Pharmaceuticals Feb. 15, 2017

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Dear Mr. Berko: I was looking up Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which has many products, especially in the... Read More

Some Stocks With High Yields Feb. 08, 2017

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Dear Mr. Berko: I have $63,000 to invest in five high-yield stocks that you think have good long-ter... Read More

Accelerate in Which Direction? Feb. 01, 2017

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Dear Mr. Berko: I think it was in August that you wrote a short comment about Accelerate Diagnostics... Read More

30,000 Dow Feb. 01, 2017

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Dear Mr. Berko: Several times in the past couple of months, you've said the Dow Jones industrial ave... Read More

Actelion and Kraig Biocraft Jan. 25, 2017

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Dear Mr. Berko: What do you think of Actelion Pharmaceuticals? I bought 400 shares at $42 last June,... Read More

The Health of PETS Jan. 25, 2017

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Dear Mr. Berko: I'm a 65-year-old single woman, and using your column, I've picked some good stocks ... Read More

Investing in Banks Jan. 18, 2017

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Dear Mr. Berko: The three bank stocks — Bank of America, Citigroup and BB&T — I've owned... Read More

Investing in LNG Carriers Jan. 11, 2017

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Dear Mr. Berko: I've decided to invest about $100,000 in the stocks of liquefied natural gas carrier... Read More

Picks for Principal and Dividend Growth Jan. 11, 2017

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Dear Mr. Berko: I am 66 and will retire next year with a $1,365 monthly pension and a 401(k) worth $... Read More

Investing in Infrastructure Jan. 04, 2017

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Dear Mr. Berko: I want to invest $40,000, which is about 15 percent of my individual retirement acco... Read More

Explaining ROE, P/E and NPM Dec. 28, 2016

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Dear Mr. Berko: I'm writing for our investment club and requesting your explanation of return on equ... Read More

An Annuity That's Too Good to Be True? Dec. 28, 2016

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Dear Mr. Berko: My wife and I are in our early 70s, are retired from good jobs and have no children.... Read More

REITs and Defense Dec. 21, 2016

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Dear Mr. Berko: We seek increasing dividend income, along with conservative long-term capital growth... Read More

CSAL, WIN and Telecoms Dec. 14, 2016

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Dear Mr. Berko: My stockbroker recommended buying 1,000 shares of Communications Sales & Leasing at ... Read More

A Case of a Misleading Stock Price Dec. 14, 2016

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Dear Mr. Berko: I bought 2,000 shares of Pernix Therapeutics Holdings in June for 50 cents a share. ... Read More

To Sell or Keep North State Dec. 07, 2016

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Dear Mr. Berko: My father-in-law's portfolio has 100 shares of North State Communications, which my ... Read More

Books on the Stock Market Nov. 30, 2016

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Dear Mr. Berko: I'm a 42-year-old single man. I sell commercial printing and make over $160,000 a ye... Read More

The New Frontier Nov. 23, 2016

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Dear Mr. Berko: Frontier is an internet, wireline, broadband, satellite and video communications com... Read More

High-Yielding Stocks Nov. 16, 2016

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Dear Mr. Berko: I'm in search of a better yield with the money I'll be getting from a $53,000 certif... Read More

Subaru Stock Nov. 16, 2016

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Dear Mr. Berko: It's good to see your column back again in a South Florida publication. Two years ag... Read More