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Best Inexpensive: Towels, Mattress Pad, Down Comforter Oct. 19, 2017

Everyday Cheapskate

Over the years, I have spent way too much in an attempt to furnish bedrooms and bathrooms with high-... Read More

Fall Classics Oct. 10, 2017

Wine Talk

It was on a damp, chilly autumn afternoon just outside Beaune, in the heart of France's Burgundy reg... Read More

What Are the Insiders Doing? Aug. 02, 2017

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: If I knew when insiders — for example, officers and directors or Warren Buffet... Read More

Getting Monthly Dividends With Little Risk Jul. 26, 2017

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I have $100,000 to invest for income. I want at least 6 percent. At age 63, I don't ... Read More

Cheap Stocks Jun. 28, 2017

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: My wife and I have $7,000, and we'd like to take a real gamble and buy three or four... Read More

Dividend Growth Stocks Feb. 22, 2017

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: We have a $100,000 certificate of deposit, yielding 1.5 percent, coming due this mon... Read More

Some Stocks With High Yields Feb. 08, 2017

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I have $63,000 to invest in five high-yield stocks that you think have good long-ter... Read More

A Recipe for Economic Growth in the New Year Jan. 05, 2017

Veronique de Rugy

With the beginning of a new year comes the hope for change. There is so much we could wish for ̵... Read More

Books on the Stock Market Nov. 30, 2016

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I'm a 42-year-old single man. I sell commercial printing and make over $160,000 a ye... Read More

High-Yielding Stocks Nov. 16, 2016

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I'm in search of a better yield with the money I'll be getting from a $53,000 certif... Read More

Election Year Books Sep. 13, 2016

Thomas Sowell

Election year politics generates much rhetoric and confusion. And the media often adds its spin. But... Read More

Recommendations for a CD Coming Due Aug. 31, 2016

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: We're very close to a couple in their early 70s who live two doors from us. They hav... Read More

Health Care Stocks Aug. 31, 2016

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: The health care market has tanked because of potential health care reforms. I've got... Read More

4 Stocks Dec. 30, 2015

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I am 77 and have an $80,000 5.1 percent municipal bond, which my father left me 22 y... Read More

Christmas Gifts Dec. 01, 2015

Thomas Sowell

People who want to buy Christmas gifts, without having to confront the crowds at the local shopping ... Read More

Smaller Mutual Funds Oct. 07, 2015

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I have $85,000 to invest for pure growth for my 4-year-old granddaughter. I want to ... Read More

Cloud Stocks Sep. 16, 2015

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I have $60,000 that I can afford to risk in cloud computing stocks, which is where t... Read More

4 Percent Portfolio Income Jul. 15, 2015

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: My 67-year-old father will retire late this year and need at least $24,000 annually ... Read More

Pot Earnings and Chinese Issues Apr. 29, 2015

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: Our 13-year-old son, on the advice of our family physician, uses marijuana, and it's... Read More

Books and Fidelity Funds Apr. 29, 2015

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: What do you think of Jim Cramer's two books called "Real Money" and "Get Rich Carefu... Read More