December 19, 2016, 6:00am Business
They are the three biggest snares for home buyers seeking mortgages, and if you focus on them in advance you’re much less likely to have your application denied. This is especially true if you’re buying — or planning to buy — your first home. Read story
December 18, 2016, 6:04am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: I bought 2,000 shares of Pernix Therapeutics Holdings in June for 50 cents a share. I bought the stock because the company makes a drug called Treximet, which I use for my migraine attacks. Seeing as I pay $695 for nine pills, I figured I could make… Read story
December 18, 2016, 6:01am Columnists
A friend of mine once told me of losing $30,000 in a commodity deal. It was one of those investment swindles then making the rounds. I asked my friend whether he felt angry. Read story
December 17, 2016, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: My stockbroker recommended buying 1,000 shares of Communications Sales & Leasing at $30. We held off, and it’s now $25. It pays an 8 percent dividend. We believe that the telecommunications industry is a no-brainer. People have to use their phones, computers and TVs, so it seems… Read story
December 14, 2016, 6:03am Business
To be an evolved grinch is to understand the true meaning of Christmas. Read story
December 13, 2016, 6:05am Business
Christmas is a difficult time for anyone grieving for lost loved ones. It is especially painful for America’s military families whose son, daughter, spouse or parent was killed while serving in uniform. Read story
December 12, 2016, 6:02am Columnists
If you’ve got a home mortgage, you probably also have an escrow or impound — a savings account incorporated into your monthly payment and managed by your loan servicer so that your annual property tax and hazard insurance bills get paid on time. Most lenders require them and will only… Read story
December 11, 2016, 6:04am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: My wife and I enjoyed your speech when you were in Syracuse, N.Y., last October. Your comments forever changed my investment philosophy. But your comment that “students aren’t failing their courses as much as American colleges are failing their students” was confusing. Please explain this to me. Read story
December 10, 2016, 6:02am Columnists
Dear Mr. Berko: My father-in-law’s portfolio has 100 shares of North State Communications, which my wife and I think he bought in 2004 or 2005. Dad had Alzheimer’s disease, lived in High Point, N.C., and recently passed away. We can’t find any record of his purchase. Mom has little knowledge… Read story
December 9, 2016, 6:04am Business
Not leaving people money can hurt. Several readers, pulling from their own experiences, asked that I rethink my view that parents have no obligation to leave an inheritance to non-disabled adult children. An inheritance is a gift not a right, I wrote. Read story
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