May 27, 2018, 6:05am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: In early January 2016, I had a $16,000 certificate of deposit that came due and couldn’t stomach the low yields. An accountant friend told me about Iron Mountain, which he hired to store the records for his practice. It yielded 8 percent, and I bought 400 shares… Read story
May 26, 2018, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: Could you please tell me what cat bonds are and how they’re different from other bonds? And could you tell me the name of the college that offers annuities yielding 10 percent? I’d like an answer without your usual abrasive sense of humor. Read story
May 25, 2018, 6:01am Business
In the fall, my husband and I will have three children in universities: one in her second year of graduate school, one a junior in college, and the other a first-semester freshman. Read story
May 23, 2018, 6:01am Business
Older adults love to smugly talk about the “entitled” attitude of millennials. Read story
May 22, 2018, 6:00am Business
On Sunday, actor and musician Gary Sinise will again co-host the National Memorial Day Concert from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. It will be the 29th annual concert on the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day. Read story
May 21, 2018, 6:02am Business
A federal district court has dismissed a closely followed class-action lawsuit that charged Zillow — creator of the controversial Zestimate online home-valuation tool — with deceptive business practices designed to mislead consumers. Read story
May 20, 2018, 6:05am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: Please explain to me what a business development company is and how it works. Also, my brother, who is a certified public accountant, has recommended that I buy 1,000 shares of Main Street Capital. What do you think? Read story
May 19, 2018, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: We bought $50,000 worth of the 5.3 percent Tesla bond in August 2017. Our stockbroker wants me to sell, take a tax loss and use the remaining money to buy 200 shares of Tesla stock. My wife is insistent that we buy 800 shares of The Walt… Read story
May 16, 2018, 6:02am Business
In hawking its iPhone X, Apple produced a pretty fly commercial. Read story
May 15, 2018, 6:03am Business
America’s supply of affordable housing is shrinking and a bevy of government regulations on residential construction only exacerbates the homeless problem. As a result more people are now living “unsheltered” in tents along the freeway or beneath overpasses because they can’t afford to pay rent or a home mortgage. Read story
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