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Cheap Stocks Mar. 06, 2019
Dear Mr. Berko: I'd like to speculate with about $30,000 and buy six or seven stocks selling for les... 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
Treatments for Prostate Cancer Jan. 30, 2019
Dear Mr. Berko: My husband of 34 years is a retired Marine colonel with prostate cancer, and the doc... 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
Investing in Mary Jane Nov. 28, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: Three other people and I own a small company. We've been in business together for 14... Read More
The Ultra-Rich Are Finally Getting Relief From Their Estate-Tax Burden Nov. 13, 2018
Under siege and weary from their crushing financial burden, the nation's ultra-rich are finally gett... Read More
Forever Stocks Nov. 07, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I'd like to thank you. We used the pro bono lawyer you recommended in 2012. It took ... Read More
3 Unknown Stocks Explained Oct. 17, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: When our father passed away about a year ago, he left my sister and me eight stocks.... Read More
The Rule of 72 Oct. 10, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: Could you please explain how the rule of 72 works for growing the principal and inco... Read More
Mueller Water Jul. 25, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: My Morgan Stanley broker just recommended that I buy 800 shares of Mueller Water Pro... Read More
The Villages Jul. 25, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm 78, and my spouse is 80. We bowl, play golf and bridge together, and I've become... Read More
Some Cheap and Risky Stocks Jul. 18, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I began trading cheap stocks — below $5 a share — in 2001. I've had some... Read More
4 Blockbusters Jul. 11, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: We have a $262,000 portfolio that yields 5 percent, and we need those dividends to l... Read More
Airline Stocks Apr. 04, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I have a large portfolio of conservative issues that pay good dividends. Now I'd lik... Read More
Alimony and Utilities Mar. 21, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: Could you comment on the changes in tax law that affect alimony payments? As a soon-... Read More
Good Advice From a Different Guy Mar. 21, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: My 84-year-old dad is not well and was a very avid reader of your column until he go... Read More
Making Money on Margin Mar. 07, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I got a $10,000 bonus from my employer in January and put it with a broker in early ... Read More
New Look at Newell Mar. 07, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: What happened to Newell? I bought 500 shares at $43 in September of 2017. My broker ... Read More
We're Told the Dow Jones Average... Mar. 07, 2018
Language matters. For example, the way our society's leaders choose to comment on the health of Amer... Read More
