February 21, 2016, 6:05am Business
While visiting Seattle a few weeks ago, we stayed with a relative who was born without sight. Shannon can see color but cannot recognize people or objects. Yet from the time at age 7 when she learned to ride a bicycle, Shannon has embraced her life and learned how to… Read story
February 21, 2016, 5:59am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: We have a $37,000 CD coming due at Wells Fargo. The teller introduced to a wealth adviser who advised us to invest $25,000 in an annuity, then $6,000 in General Motors and $6,000 in Ford. We know enough about annuities from reading your column to tell the… Read story
February 20, 2016, 6:05am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: We're 59 and both retired with a decent municipal pension. We have too much cash in our money market account and the adviser thinks we should buy 100 shares of NextEra Energy. This stock has a low yield. So I looked up a real estate stock called… Read story
February 19, 2016, 5:59am Business
I put myself on "Candy Crush Saga" probation. Read story
February 17, 2016, 5:58am Business
Leading up to Valentine's Day, there were a lot of studies released about how couples handle their money. Read story
February 16, 2016, 6:00am Business
In 1962, songwriter Bob Dylan sang "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind." It was a Vietnam War protest song suggesting the ambiguous answer to ending war and living in peace and harmony was "blowin' in the wind" ... somewhere. Read story
February 14, 2016, 6:04am Business
On payday, it feels like my wife and I have the means to do anything we want. The day before payday, the despair of inescapable long-term debt feels overwhelming. Read story
February 14, 2016, 5:59am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: In 1992, the Jonesboro Sun invited you to speak to its readers. And so did Arkansas State because I remember my dismay when you were introduced to our classroom, and several other classes, too. My classmates and I didn't want to listen to some old guy talk… Read story
February 13, 2016, 5:59am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: Why did American Express lose the Costco account? We have 300 shares of American Express that we bought at $64 in 2013 and it hasn't done well since. Our broker of 16 years wants us to sell American Express and use half the money to buy AT&T… Read story
February 12, 2016, 5:59am Business
We like to daydream that our senior years will be not just a retirement from long work hours, awful commutes and annoying bosses, but a respite with fewer financial worries. Increasingly, however, too many seniors are retiring with a lot of debt or accumulating new debt. Read story
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