August 27, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
A newscaster broke into the regularly scheduled program with breaking news: The Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 1,000 points. The network began showing frenzied people on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. As each image flashed across the screen, I became more fearful. Read story
August 25, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
Like so many, I was shocked to learn that some housing units set aside for low-income families are being occupied by people earning six-figure salaries. Read story
August 23, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
Could home sale closings get delayed in the coming months, even more than they are now? Bankers, real estate agents and title insurers think they might. They are worried that the new federally mandated mortgage and real estate disclosure procedures scheduled to take effect nationwide Oct. 3 will lengthen the… Read story
August 22, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
Dear Mr. Berko: Please settle an argument that I have with a stockbroker who is a staunch Democrat. He insists that stocks do much better under a Democratic president than a Republican president. How could that be true? And he insists I vote my pocketbook, which my friends tell me… Read story
August 21, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
Dear Mr. Berko: Is it possible to make money on a stock if it falls in value? Our broker has a list of nine stocks he believes will crash in the coming 12 months. He has advised my husband to put up $2,900 and buy put options on all of… Read story
August 20, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
There is a method to what some readers consider my madness. Read story
August 18, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
Already this summer, I've written a couple of columns about financial favoritism by parents. And the debate is still raging. Read story
August 16, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
Could that shiny new car you just financed with a big dealer loan or lease put a damper on your ability to refinance your mortgage or move up to a different house? Could your growing debt load — for autos, student loans and credit cards — make it tougher to… Read story
August 15, 2015, 5:00pm Business
The band members walked onto the stage at the Clark County Fair's grandstand without fanfare, introducing themselves as the Guess Who. Frontman Derek Sharp, born the year that the Canadian rock band recorded its first hit 50 years ago, joked about the gray-haired crowd in the grandstand. Then it was… Read story
August 15, 2015, 5:00pm Business
With the sun rising and roosters crowing, Josh Miller rolls out of a bed tucked in a greenhouse full of lush marijuana plants and lights up a joint. Read story
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