August 20, 2016, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: For many reasons, I think oil and gas is going to move up later this year and in 2017. We have $60,000 in our joint account to speculate with. We want to buy a portfolio of seven or eight oil and gas stocks that will yield at… Read story
August 19, 2016, 6:00am Business
My family and I have been mesmerized by the summer Olympics. Read story
August 17, 2016, 6:00am Business
I knew the calls were a scam. Read story
August 16, 2016, 6:01am Business
Recently, Bloomberg reported that investors in massive data centers are making water availability a critical measurement in their decisions — especially in drought-ridden California. Read story
August 15, 2016, 6:02am Business
When you’re on maternity leave — with full pay from your employer — you probably don’t expect a mortgage lender to reject your loan application because your income doesn’t count since you haven’t yet returned to your job. Read story
August 14, 2016, 6:01am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: I’ve been reading your column for 35 years and in all that time I don’t ever recall that you wrote about municipal bonds. What can you tell me about them? Last year, I had a taxable income of $229,000 and because I’ve been single since 2012, my… Read story
August 13, 2016, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: I’ve been in an eight-person investment club for 11 years that meets once a month. We get into some spirited discussions and have a portfolio of 17 stocks worth almost $210,000 and our portfolio has a cost basis of $143,000. Our biggest gainer was 150 shares of… Read story
August 12, 2016, 6:00am Business
There are some financial principles, no matter how common sense they seem, that need repeating. Read story
August 10, 2016, 6:00am Business
For more than a decade, I was my brother’s financial protector. Read story
August 9, 2016, 6:00am Business
The Great Depression was very hard on most Americans. People lost their savings, jobs and homes. Often families were separated because there simply were too many mouths to feed even when moms, dads and kids pooled their meager earnings from odd jobs. Read story
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