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The Forgotten Debt Dec. 11, 2019
Congress and the media obsess endlessly over whether President Donald Trump should be impeached. Bo... Read More
The Great Missing Topic Nov. 08, 2019
We don't care. You can check Pew or Gallup or any other polling company. We are running deficits tha... Read More
Bailing Out Is a Short-Term Solution Oct. 02, 2019
Dear Annie: I would like to tell "Distressed About Departing Dependent" to think about how she can b... Read More
The Future for Republicans Dec. 15, 2017
Senate Republicans breathed a big sigh of relief Tuesday night when Roy Moore went down to defeat in... Read More
For Disaster Recovery, the Best Knowledge Is Local Knowledge Oct. 13, 2016
As residents all along the Southeastern coast start to put their lives back together after a devasta... Read More
LBJ Did NOT Steal Social Security Funds Oct. 12, 2016
Poor Lyndon Johnson. When it comes to Social Security, he gets blamed for something he never did. Ou... Read More
Survival Debt Sep. 22, 2016
For years I've been telling my readers that there are two kinds of debt: safe debt and toxic debt. S... Read More
Is Losing the Election Part of Trump's Plan? Jun. 23, 2016
What's Donald Trump really up to? Is he using the election of 2016 to enrich himself, with no intent... Read More
Zika's Nasty Facts Jun. 15, 2016
This week, mosquitoes capable of transmitting Zika start biting in Florida, the Gulf States, and Sou... Read More
NPR Lets Funders Call the Tune May. 25, 2016
Socialist media critics always insist that the commercial media cannot be trusted because they are f... Read More
Books and Fidelity Funds Apr. 29, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: What do you think of Jim Cramer's two books called "Real Money" and "Get Rich Carefu... Read More
A Piece of the Health Care Pie Mar. 25, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: I am 52 and have a $347,000 portfolio of good growth and dividend-paying stocks. I f... Read More
Foreign ETFs Jan. 14, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: I am 69 and expect to retire this summer with a good pension and a sizable rollover ... Read More
Planning Retirement Without Social Security Sep. 10, 2014
Dear Mr. Berko: Several weeks ago, your email advice to our 32-year-old college-educated son about S... Read More
Taxing Games May. 13, 2014
Time is money. You've heard that old saying. But when it comes to investment, the better way to say ... Read More
IPOs of Funds Apr. 30, 2014
Dear Mr. Berko: In May 2013, I bought 1,000 shares of First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & ... Read More
Wall Street's Secret Swindle Apr. 25, 2014
In the national debate over what to do about public pension shortfalls, here's something you may not... Read More
Thoughts on myRA Apr. 09, 2014
Dear Mr. Berko: I have a bachelor's degree in history and a master's in sociology. I teach at a publ... Read More
Investing in Germany Mar. 12, 2014
Dear Mr. Berko: Because Germany has the strongest economy in Europe, I figured it would be a good id... Read More
What's in Your IRA? Mar. 11, 2014
Is your IRA invested in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs? Or have you decided to spread your in... Read More
