April 18, 2016, 5:59am Business
For years it was widely considered a massive, government-sanctioned rip-off of home mortgage borrowers. Then it was banned by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And now it's the subject of class-action suits that accuse four large banks of illegally collecting millions of dollars in excess mortgage interest payments from their… Read story
April 17, 2016, 6:00am Business
One of two things should have happened when Port of Vancouver Commissioners Jerry Oliver and Brian Wolfe both showed up to a labor roundtable earlier this month: One should have left, or one shouldn't have spoken. Read story
April 16, 2016, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: Thanks to you, we sold 800 shares of Yahoo at $46 last year. Now our stockbroker recommends 200 shares of Procter & Gamble. What do you think of this stock? Read story
April 15, 2016, 6:00am Business
We have to become sentinels for our seniors. Read story
April 13, 2016, 6:00am Business
Who knew there were so many opinions about the financial documents you should retain or toss? Read story
April 12, 2016, 6:00am Business
It was shocking to read that a scant number of small businesses are taking advantage of federal tax credits designed to make health insurance more affordable. Read story
April 11, 2016, 6:02am Columnists
When you and a spouse or partner apply together for a mortgage, could you be leaving money on the table by paying too high an interest rate because of a poorly understood lending practice? Read story
April 10, 2016, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: In the fall of 2012, I bought 175 shares of Dunkin' Donuts' parent company at $28 because you recommended it. By the summer of last year, it was selling at about $56, but then it started to go down. Read story
April 9, 2016, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: I bought 1,000 shares of Prospect Capital at $10 per share in the summer of 2014. The dividend was $1.33, and I got a 13 percent return. Then, not long after I bought it, the dividend was cut to $1, and the stock fell to the $5… Read story
April 8, 2016, 6:00am Business
April is National Financial Literacy Month, and that leads to lots of events aimed at helping people become better money managers. Read story
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