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Berko: Time to wash hands of Bed Bath & Beyond stock

November 13, 2016, 6:03am Business

Dear Mr. Berko: In November 2008, you told me not to buy Bed Bath & Beyond. It was selling in the low $10s at the time. Well, I bought 300 shares anyway at $18 to help my daughter pay for our grandson’s schooling at Duke. The shares were at $80… Read story

Berko: Sweden’s Telia not best choice

November 12, 2016, 6:00am Business

Dear Mr. Berko: I’m looking at Swedish mobile phone company Telia, whose shares trade at $7.77. Revenues and earnings are down because of poor earnings in many of the foreign units it’s selling. I’m thinking of buying 2,000 shares because the 36-cent dividend yields 4.9 percent. My stockbroker believes that… Read story

Singletary: Don’t suffer over financial security

November 11, 2016, 6:00am Business

At the beginning of the year, I chose a theme song to help me stick to my New Year’s resolution to stop worrying about my financial security. It was “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen.” Read story

Singletary: Financial ‘House Rules’ may be in order

November 9, 2016, 6:01am Business

I’m feeling like the Cubs right now. Read story

Brunell: Missing Andy Hill already

November 8, 2016, 6:00am Business

American elections traditionally have been cantankerous. Some early political feuds were so bitter they were settled with pistols in duels — the most famous of which occurred between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton in 1804. Hamilton was killed. Read story

Harney: ‘Looser’ rules for condos still tight

November 7, 2016, 6:00am Business

Call it a housing policy head fake — one with potentially painful consequences for moderate-income buyers, sellers and seniors in hundreds of condominium projects around the country. If you were thinking about purchasing a condo unit with a low-down-payment FHA mortgage in the coming year, this could affect you. Read story

Berko: How to pick stocks to invest in for at least 12 years

November 6, 2016, 6:04am Business

Dear Mr. Berko: My spouse and I are both 55 and have $15,000 we’d like to invest for at least 12 years. Would you recommend two stocks that we can buy, hold — reinvesting the dividends — and put away in our “retirement drawer”? Read story