January 6, 2019, 6:06am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: What do we do with 1,300 shares of General Electric, which we bought at $31? Our stockbroker says we should hold them. My wife says sell. And I don’t give a (nasty word) what we do. Read story
January 6, 2019, 6:05am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: Please don’t use my initials or city, because my comments might encourage the local school board to fire me. A dear aunt passed away last March, leaving me two pieces of property, which I sold for $620,000. I am in my 40s and finally have the means… Read story
January 4, 2019, 6:05am Business
Many federal workers living paycheck-to-paycheck haven’t yet felt an income shock because of the partial government shutdown. Read story
January 2, 2019, 6:00am Business
I meet a lot of people who have spent years making a financial mess of their lives. Read story
January 1, 2019, 6:10am Business
Many pundits predict American political warfare will worsen in 2019 and grow more ruthless in 2020 — our next presidential election year. The swamp that candidate Donald Trump promised to drain is expanding. Read story
December 30, 2018, 6:02am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: About four years ago, I bought 200 shares of FireEye at $53, and two months later, it had fallen to $33. You said to sell it because the underwriters were a “crock of crooks” and told me it wouldn’t have earnings for years. Why were you so… Read story
December 29, 2018, 6:02am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: I have eight long-term maturity bonds from eight different public companies, each with coupons between 5.5 percent and 5.65 percent. They are all rated BBB, which is still bank-quality, and I paid about $10,000 for each bond. My stockbroker wants me to sell these bonds because he… Read story
December 28, 2018, 6:01am Business
It’s done. Read story
December 26, 2018, 6:05am Business
You mean well. You tell yourself every new year that you’ll do better with your money. Read story
December 24, 2018, 6:02am Business
When you’re involved in a real-estate transaction, do you assume that the realty agents are required to represent the best interests of the home buyer or seller with whom they are working? Read story
