August 22, 2017, 6:01am Business
Recently, family, friends and dignitaries gathered at Hurricane Ridge near Port Angeles for the designation of the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness at Olympic National Park honoring Washington’s distinguished three-term governor and U.S. senator. Read story
August 21, 2017, 6:01am Business
You’re probably familiar with online real estate marketing giant Zillow because of its voluminous home sale listings and its controversial “Zestimate” property valuation feature. Read story
August 20, 2017, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: After 33 years, my wife and I sold our business to our longtime partners. We’re both 66, and we have a little over $3.2 million to invest after taxes. We’re debt-free, healthy and active, and our children are independent. A stockbroker, recommended by our lawyer, advises we… Read story
August 19, 2017, 6:03am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: My sister and I had a love-hate relationship with our father for the last 10 years of his life. Read story
August 18, 2017, 6:00am Business
Racism has taken a toll on our society in many ways. One of its costs has been the lost economic mobility of generations of minorities. Read story
August 16, 2017, 6:00am Business
The Dow industrial average hit 22,000 in August, ushering in yet another noteworthy high. But Americans also reached the big time with a different financial milestone this year — and not in a good way. Read story
August 15, 2017, 6:00am Business
Massive forest fires in western parts of Canada and the U.S. are not only choking us with layers of smoke, but are cutting off lumber supplies around our country. Read story
August 14, 2017, 6:01am Business
If you’ve been waiting for the long-anticipated news that the two dominant players in the home mortgage arena — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — finally have decided to overhaul their outdated credit scoring systems to expand homeownership opportunities for a broader range of consumers, sorry. Your wait just got… Read story
August 13, 2017, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: In 2008, you referred me to a congressman who solved a problem I had with a stupid bureaucrat at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. It took several phone calls and letters, but two months later, it was fixed. I felt obligated to make annual contributions to his… Read story
August 12, 2017, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: Our dear daughter is married to an engineer who recently went to work for a company called Rudolph Technologies in New Jersey. He recently advised us to buy $10,000 worth of the stock. We don’t understand what our son-in-law does and we don’t understand what his company… Read story
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