October 3, 2015, 5:59am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: My young broker (I'm 61) of four years is fairly straight with me and has made some good suggestions for my $185,000 individual retirement account. He knows I won't buy annuities, load mutual funds or the proprietary junk that he and his firm sell to other suckers.… Read story
October 2, 2015, 6:00am Business
If you leave college with student loans, there's a good chance you'll end up feeling that your education wasn't worth the liabilities you'll have to carry. Read story
September 30, 2015, 5:55am Business
Once the choirs have stopped singing and the homilies have been delivered, will Pope Francis' urging that we all commit to helping the poor make a difference? Read story
September 29, 2015, 5:59am Business
In the early 1970s, a small group of Washington business leaders led by Yelm grocer Hal Wolf, decided it was time to integrate business owners with high school students. They realized that our free-enterprise, market-based economic system would not survive unless it was reinvigorated with a consistent injection of young… Read story
September 28, 2015, 6:00am Business
Feeling just a little bit richer lately despite the roller coaster swings in the stock market and your IRA and 401(k) balances? Maybe. Maybe not. But if you're a homeowner, the odds are that your real estate equity has been growing steadily since 2012 and is higher today than it… Read story
September 27, 2015, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: I own 100 shares of JPMorgan Chase and 50 shares of Tesla, both at a profit. I think Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, is a genius. Should I buy more of these two issues, hold them or sell them? Read story
September 26, 2015, 5:43am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: I bought 50 shares of Apple in August 2012 at $638, which cost me $31,900. Two years later, after a 7-for-1 split, I have 350 shares at $113, worth $39,550. When the company announced its Apple Watch sales last April, the stock was $135. The Apple Watch… Read story
September 25, 2015, 5:59am Business
Anyone who reads my columns knows that I absolutely despise debt. Read story
September 23, 2015, 5:59am Business
People are always trying to find the secret to financial success. Read story
September 22, 2015, 5:59am Business
Remember the old saying, "Out of sight out of mind?" How about, "What you don't know won't hurt you?" Read story
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