August 2, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
Could a little-noticed policy change by giant mortgage investor Fannie Mae help homeowners who'd like to move but can't because they're underwater — they owe more to the bank than the likely selling price of their houses? Could it help you? Read story
August 1, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
The problems of stagnant worker pay and rising global wealth inequality often seem insurmountable — too big to get your brain wrapped around them, too thorny and plutocratically entrenched to uproot with good policy prescriptions. Read story
August 1, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
Dear Mr. Berko: I just retired at age 67, and my certified public accountant, who is a friend, insists that I hire a money manager to run my $680,000 individual retirement account. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to find a money manager to trust? I trust… Read story
July 31, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
Dear Mr. Berko: Fitbit Inc. makes wristbands that track pulse, heart rate and the number of steps you take, and measure the distance you go. Several people who are in the stock business tell me that this stock could run to $80 in a year, and that I should consider… Read story
July 30, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
It was never a matter of if, but when. Read story
July 28, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
Your personal financial information can't be completely protected. Read story
July 26, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
How fast should your house sell once you put it on the market? Within a week? A few weeks? A couple of months? Longer? Read story
July 25, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
Dear Mr. Berko: I was looking at the Yorkville High Income MLP ETF, which is an energy-related issue that has fallen almost 50 percent in value from its high price but yields a very good 14.2 percent. Though the value of this exchange-traded fund is down a lot, its dividend… Read story
July 24, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
I write this in response to the suggestion in Gordon Oliver's July 12 column " Strictly Business: What's in a name for waterfront?" Read story
July 24, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
Dear Mr. Berko: My broker is touting a low-priced telephone company called Cincinnati Bell and seems to have an inside track on the company. He thinks that changes in the direction of the company's business to a fiber-optic cable communications company could make it very profitable, as well as a… Read story
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