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Is Health Care REIT a Good Bet? Nov. 19, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: My broker of 11 years moved to another firm in another city, and I don't know what t... Read More

Turkey to Pay Price for 1974 Invasion of Cyprus May. 15, 2014

Timothy Spangler

Forty years after Turkish soldiers invaded their island neighbor of Cyprus, a European court has rul... Read More

Where Is the Market Going? Apr. 16, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I'm told there is a very private banking club of exactly 60 imperial Swiss financier... Read More

Negative Interest Rates/Municipal Bonds Jan. 22, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I'm 71 and retired. I own a duplex with no mortgage, and I live in one side and rent... Read More

Why the Erosion of Public Trust? Here's Why Jan. 11, 2014

Diane Dimond

Why the Erosion of Public Trust? Here's Why If you robbed a bank and got caught, you would go to jai... Read More

Check Cashing Fees: Are They Legal? Jan. 02, 2014

Everyday Cheapskate

Dear Mary: A friend repaid a personal loan of $900 by giving me his personal check, drawn on Bank of... Read More

Saving Coins Can Be a Pain Dec. 16, 2013

Everyday Cheapskate

I am not one to spend coins. And I don't like carrying them around in my wallet, either. Every night... Read More

Wall Street's Mutant Greed Gene Marches On Jun. 11, 2012

Jim Hightower

In the realm of prevarication, there are deceivers, fibbers, liars, politicians ... and Bank of Amer... Read More

Consumer Bureau Protects the Prudent, as Well Jan. 09, 2012

Froma Harrop

Let's set aside the back-and-forth over the recess appointment of Richard Cordray as chief watchdog ... Read More

Bloomberg vs. Occupy Wall Street Nov. 03, 2011

Joe Conason

Americans listen when Michael Bloomberg speaks, not only because he is the mayor of New York City, b... Read More

Too Big to Jail Nov. 02, 2011

Robert Scheer

Can we all agree that a $1 billion swindle represents a lot of money? Can we also agree that the fac... Read More

Democracy Versus Mob Rule Oct. 30, 2011

Thomas Sowell

In various cities across the country, mobs of mostly young, mostly incoherent, often noisy and somet... Read More

Good News: Profits Are Up. Bad News: Nothing Else Is Jul. 10, 2011

Daily Editorials

In ordinary times, news that corporate profits were up 13.6 percent over the previous year would be ... Read More

Social Democracy is Dead Jun. 29, 2011

Alexander Cockburn

How many nails does it require to forever whack down the coffin lid on European social democracy? It... Read More

Obama Initiative Gives Job Creators Hope for a Lighter Regulatory Burden Jan. 24, 2011

Daily Editorials

We are cautiously enthusiastic over President Barack Obama's pledge to get government off the backs ... Read More

Uncovering the Truth Oct. 13, 2010

Daily Editorials

New testimony has cast even more doubt — if that's possible — on the actions of ratings ... Read More