July 23, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
During my online chats with readers, I often run out of time trying to answer all of the questions. Read story
July 21, 2015, 5:00pm Columnists
In 1966, Margaret McNamara brought a bag of used books to four boys she was tutoring in reading in Washington, D.C. She allowed each child to keep one, and they were delighted. Read story
July 20, 2015, 12:00am Columnists
It's the emerging housing success story that almost nobody knows about: Hundreds of thousands of homeowners who took out record numbers of home equity lines of credit during the boom years of 2005-2008 are defying experts' predictions of financial catastrophe. Read story
July 19, 2015, 12:00am Business
Last week, I asked for your thoughts on naming our new waterfront urban neighborhood. Gramor Development, the company that will create the bulk of the waterfront community, says it will call the area Waterfront Vancouver USA. But Gramor doesn't control all of the 40-plus acres of redevelopment waterfront property: The… Read story
July 19, 2015, 12:00am Columnists
Dear Mr. Berko: I have a five-year horizon and $15,000 to $20,000 of new money to invest. My broker has suggested buying 100 shares each of three specialty chemical companies, and I would like your opinions of them. They are Balchem, PolyOne and RPM International. Read story
July 18, 2015, 12:00am Columnists
Dear Mr. Berko: My 67-year-old father will retire late this year and need at least $24,000 annually — plus annual inflation adjustments — from his nearly $600,000 individual retirement account. His broker, who I think is a dummy, suggests a "Rule of 4" investment — $300,000 in five common stock… Read story
July 17, 2015, 12:00am Columnists
Like many rental car customers, my husband and I declined the expensive insurance offered at the counter. Read story
July 15, 2015, 12:00am Columnists
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley surrendered — just like many other parents. Read story
July 13, 2015, 12:00am Columnists
Mortgage borrowers by the hundreds are lining up to vent their anger and tell their tales of woe on a federally run consumer complaint website — and the banks and mortgage companies who are the targets of their criticisms are steamed about it. Read story
July 12, 2015, 12:00am Business
Vancouver, more than most places, should understand the importance of a name in shaping a community's identity. We forever live in the shadow of that much bigger, more cosmopolitan Vancouver to the north. And people sometimes confuse our state's name with our nation's capital city. Read story
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