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Yahoo and the Golden Girl Mar. 04, 2015

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Dear Mr. Berko: Please give me your thoughts on Yahoo. I bought 1,000 shares in 2012 at $17 when Mar... Read More

Not Your Grandfather's Sears Feb. 25, 2015

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Dear Mr. Berko: In 1954, my parents took me to the first Sears store that opened in Oklahoma City. W... Read More

A Stock That's Lighting Up Feb. 04, 2015

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Dear Mr. Berko: I read that you recently recommended Altria stock for growth and income. So I bought... Read More

Dry Bulk Shippers Jan. 28, 2015

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Dear Mr. Berko: I'm 70, and so is my husband, who retired in 2005. We had too much debt and were for... Read More

Cars and Loans Jan. 21, 2015

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Dear Mr. Berko: I bought 300 shares of General Motors at $26 over two years ago, even though you sai... Read More

Big Banks and Good Pizza Jan. 21, 2015

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Dear Mr. Berko: What are your thoughts on buying stock in some of the big "money center banks"? I wa... Read More

Amazon.com and American First Multifamily Investors Jan. 07, 2015

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Dear Mr. Berko: I have been watching Amazon.com Inc. for almost a year and have seen its stock price... Read More

No Sales or Earnings? Don't Buy It Jan. 07, 2015

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Dear Mr. Berko: In January 2014, my adviser had me buy 50 shares of Intercept Pharmaceuticals at $47... Read More

A Slimming Giant Dec. 31, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: You once recommended General Electric at $25. I didn't buy the stock, because the co... Read More

Avon Lady Dec. 17, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: I've been using Avon's soaps, skin care lotions and fragrances almost forever, and m... Read More

Do You Want Fries With That? Dec. 17, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: My 16-year-old son has saved up over $6,000 in the past two years from part-time job... Read More

A Smokin' Stock Dec. 10, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: Several places in New York and New Jersey have increased the minimum age to buy toba... Read More

Contain Your Hopes Dec. 03, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: I recently spent $390 at The Container Store in Tampa, Florida. They have some great... Read More

A Piece of the Pie Nov. 26, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: I'm 42 and a conservative, long-term investor. Since 2002, I have carefully built up... Read More

Verizon Is a Foundation Stock Nov. 26, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: I'm 49, and for each of the past eight years, I've invested between $8,000 and $12,0... Read More

IBM Is Stuck Nov. 12, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: Please tell me what you think about buying 100 shares of IBM. Our dentist (also a fr... Read More

Allete Has the Power Nov. 05, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: Would you recommend Allete, which pays 4.3 percent? I think this might be a good sto... Read More

Aqua America Nov. 05, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: We have $38,000 in cash that we'd like to invest. We are 73 and 80, and a broker we'... Read More

Twitter Heads Oct. 29, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: I am 65 and will probably have to work for at least 10 more years in order to have e... Read More

Keep Wal-Mart Stock? Oct. 22, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: I invested $10,000 and bought 130 shares of Wal-Mart at $74 two years ago on a recom... Read More