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Are You Prepared for a Financial Emergency? Mar. 06, 2019
Dear Readers: What would happen if you were hit with an unexpected medical bill or layoff or your ad... Read More
Cheap Stocks Mar. 06, 2019
Dear Mr. Berko: I'd like to speculate with about $30,000 and buy six or seven stocks selling for les... Read More
Is Your Mother, Wife, Daughter Investing? Are You? Feb. 13, 2019
Dear Readers: My last two columns have focused on what are, to me, two very important topics: the im... Read More
Looking for a Good Way to Start Investing? Feb. 06, 2019
Dear Readers: In last week's column, I made a case for why getting into the stock market still makes... Read More
Treatments for Prostate Cancer Jan. 30, 2019
Dear Mr. Berko: My husband of 34 years is a retired Marine colonel with prostate cancer, and the doc... Read More
The Case for Investing -- Year In, Year Out Jan. 30, 2019
Dear Readers: If you had an extra $2,000, would you invest it in the stock market today? Should you?... Read More
Investing in Mary Jane Nov. 28, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: Three other people and I own a small company. We've been in business together for 14... Read More
The Ultra-Rich Are Finally Getting Relief From Their Estate-Tax Burden Nov. 13, 2018
Under siege and weary from their crushing financial burden, the nation's ultra-rich are finally gett... Read More
Forever Stocks Nov. 07, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I'd like to thank you. We used the pro bono lawyer you recommended in 2012. It took ... Read More
3 Unknown Stocks Explained Oct. 17, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: When our father passed away about a year ago, he left my sister and me eight stocks.... Read More
The Rule of 72 Oct. 10, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: Could you please explain how the rule of 72 works for growing the principal and inco... Read More
Mueller Water Jul. 25, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: My Morgan Stanley broker just recommended that I buy 800 shares of Mueller Water Pro... Read More
The Villages Jul. 25, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm 78, and my spouse is 80. We bowl, play golf and bridge together, and I've become... Read More
Some Cheap and Risky Stocks Jul. 18, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I began trading cheap stocks — below $5 a share — in 2001. I've had some... Read More
4 Blockbusters Jul. 11, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: We have a $262,000 portfolio that yields 5 percent, and we need those dividends to l... Read More
Airline Stocks Apr. 04, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I have a large portfolio of conservative issues that pay good dividends. Now I'd lik... Read More
Alimony and Utilities Mar. 21, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: Could you comment on the changes in tax law that affect alimony payments? As a soon-... Read More
Good Advice From a Different Guy Mar. 21, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: My 84-year-old dad is not well and was a very avid reader of your column until he go... Read More
Making Money on Margin Mar. 07, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I got a $10,000 bonus from my employer in January and put it with a broker in early ... Read More
New Look at Newell Mar. 07, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: What happened to Newell? I bought 500 shares at $43 in September of 2017. My broker ... Read More
