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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
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
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
Can I Give Stock as a Gift? Dec. 05, 2018
Dear Carrie: I would like to gift a portion of my stock to my daughter. Do I have to sell it first, ... Read More
Should You Have a Separate 529 Account for Each Child? Oct. 24, 2018
Dear Carrie: My wife and I just had our second child. We already have a 529 plan for our 2 1/2-year-... Read More
The New York Times as an Investment Aug. 29, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: Please give me your opinion of The New York Times. I may buy 400 shares. Also, what ... Read More
Is an Engagement Ring an Investment? Aug. 01, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm 20, and I'm going to be officially engaged this September when George, my 23-yea... Read More
Taming the Tyranny of the Agency May. 10, 2018
The tyranny of the administrative state is real and hard to tame. Americans would be horrified if th... Read More
Closing Value Apr. 08, 2018
Hi, Edith: I read an article in which a writer suggested a method of estimating the value of one's h... Read More
Celebrate Black History by Promoting Black Ownership Feb. 07, 2018
I have long been in favor of reforming Social Security by changing it to a system of personally owne... Read More
Republicans' Tax Plan Takes a Quirky Swipe at the Little Guys Dec. 12, 2017
Republicans are supposed to be the party that cuts the job-killing capital gains tax, not raises it.... Read More
Preparing for Your First Investor Jun. 13, 2017
"We set up a limited liability company last year for a tech business. There are three of us — ... Read More
The Right Way to Boost Infrastructure Spending Jun. 08, 2017
As part of its "Infrastructure Week," the Trump administration is holding infrastructure-themed even... Read More
They Prefer Renting Jan. 29, 2017
Ms. Lank: We are 63 and 68 years old and still working. We sold our home and relocated across the co... Read More
Best Inexpensive Kitchen Knife Set Oct. 24, 2016
If your kitchen is anything close to typical, it is likely furnished with a few mismatched pots and ... Read More
Credit Cards in the Hands of Financially Immature Students Oct. 05, 2016
Your kids are fortunate to be growing up in this most progressive and exciting time in history. That... Read More
Absentee Real Estate Investment Aug. 28, 2016
Dear Ms. Lank: My son is interested in renting out his home, as he received a job offer in another s... Read More
Can You Trust Financial Statements When Buying a Business? Jun. 28, 2016
I don't often review new business books because, quite frankly, most of them don't have much to say ... Read More
Reduce the Hurdles to Private Investment in Infrastructure Jun. 23, 2016
The Congressional Budget Office has a new report looking at the return of federal investment in tran... Read More
