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Cheap Stocks Mar. 06, 2019

Taking Stock

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

Ask Carrie

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

Ask Carrie

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

Taking Stock

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

Ask Carrie

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

Taking Stock

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

Daily Editorials

Under siege and weary from their crushing financial burden, the nation's ultra-rich are finally gett... Read More

Forever Stocks Nov. 07, 2018

Taking Stock

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

Taking Stock

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

Taking Stock

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

Taking Stock

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

Taking Stock

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

Taking Stock

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

Taking Stock

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

Taking Stock

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

Taking Stock

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

Taking Stock

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

Taking Stock

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

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: What happened to Newell? I bought 500 shares at $43 in September of 2017. My broker ... Read More

We're Told the Dow Jones Average... Mar. 07, 2018

Jim Hightower

Language matters. For example, the way our society's leaders choose to comment on the health of Amer... Read More