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Is Best Buy a Better Buy Than Coke? Feb. 18, 2015

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Dear Mr. Berko: I have nearly $5,100 to invest in my Roth IRA. My broker suggested either Best Buy o... Read More

Should Economic Policy Include a Senior Discount? Feb. 12, 2015

Froma Harrop

We've seen senior discounts for buses. We've seen senior discounts at movie theaters. We've seen sen... Read More

Oil Prices Feb. 11, 2015

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Dear Mr. Berko: I own four master limited partnerships (Linn Energy, Atlas Resource Partners, Atlas ... Read More

Coal Stocks Jan. 28, 2015

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Dear Mr. Berko: In January 2012, on your recommendation, I bought 2,000 shares of Synovus Financial ... Read More

The Magical Third Year Dec. 24, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: Please explain what happens to the market during the third year of a president's ter... Read More

Foreign ETFs Dec. 10, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: My new broker recommended Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish exchange-traded funds for m... Read More

Just a Dollar Sep. 17, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: My broker is excitingly enthusiastic about Dollar Tree because of its pending merger... Read More

Bad Biotech and IT Recommendations Sep. 10, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I have $10,000 to invest for a two- to three-year time frame and want to invest aggr... Read More

Annuity vs. Stock Aug. 27, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I have a large certificate of deposit coming due next month, which I could renew at ... Read More

Taxes and the Internet Aug. 20, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: I have a carefully selected growth portfolio, about 16 percent of which is invested ... Read More

BlackRock and W.P. Carey Aug. 13, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I have been reading your column for over 20 years and often wonder why you never men... Read More

Cheap Stocks Jul. 23, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I purchased 2,000 shares of Synovus Financial in January 2012 at $1.49 on your recom... Read More

Health Care Stocks Jul. 16, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I like your column because it also makes me laugh, but one big criticism I have is t... Read More

REITs Jul. 02, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: This may be hard to believe, but my husband and I have a close friend who is an engi... Read More

Risks in Pipeline Stocks Jun. 11, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: My adviser wants me to sell Kinder Morgan, Buckeye Partners and Enterprise Products ... Read More

Recommend Pipeline Stocks Jun. 11, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I read your column on pipeline stock risks, and I wonder whether you're too partial ... Read More

Cellphones and 3-D Copiers and AT&T May. 28, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Readers: This is an email to my 18-year-old grandson's question about AT&T, four technology sto... Read More

Looks Like a Bad Recommendation Apr. 02, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: My neighbor subscribes to The Value Line Investment Survey, which recommended the st... Read More

A Map of Atlas Mar. 26, 2014

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Dear Mr. Berko: In my individual retirement account, I have $15,000 face value of the 7.75 percent A... Read More

European Stocks Mar. 19, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I liked your ideas about foreign stocks. The European stock market is in a recovery ... Read More