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A Piece of the Health Care Pie Mar. 25, 2015

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I am 52 and have a $347,000 portfolio of good growth and dividend-paying stocks. I f... Read More

Recommendations to Treat Heart Disease Continually Changing Mar. 12, 2015

Lifelong Health

Research on how any disease should be prevented or treated is confusing, and what seems to be the go... Read More

Nutrition Panel Confirms You Can't Sugarcoat Healthy Eating Feb. 27, 2015

C Force

In formulating my health game plan a couple of weeks ago, I noted that sugar makes up 25 percent of ... Read More

Foreign ETFs Jan. 14, 2015

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I am 69 and expect to retire this summer with a good pension and a sizable rollover ... Read More

Retiree Needs Income Dec. 24, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I'm a 79-year-old healthy widower. I'm a retired high-school teacher with wonderful ... Read More

Foreign ETFs Dec. 10, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: My new broker recommended Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish exchange-traded funds for m... Read More

Christmas Books Dec. 09, 2014

Thomas Sowell

This year, Christmas shopping may be an especially welcome respite from the ugly events going on acr... Read More

Health Care Mutual Funds Oct. 15, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: All the advertisers in the financial media claim to be wizards but either lie or bra... Read More

Just a Dollar Sep. 17, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: My broker is excitingly enthusiastic about Dollar Tree because of its pending merger... Read More

Planning Retirement Without Social Security Sep. 10, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: Several weeks ago, your email advice to our 32-year-old college-educated son about S... Read More

Bad Biotech and IT Recommendations Sep. 10, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I have $10,000 to invest for a two- to three-year time frame and want to invest aggr... Read More

Annuity vs. Stock Aug. 27, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I have a large certificate of deposit coming due next month, which I could renew at ... Read More

Cheap Stocks Jul. 23, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I purchased 2,000 shares of Synovus Financial in January 2012 at $1.49 on your recom... Read More

GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson May. 14, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I'm 81 years old, and my wonderful wife of 58 years is 79. We have a solid portfolio... Read More

Foreign Utilities Feb. 19, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: Could you recommend some unusual foreign utility issues? I am a utility investor bec... Read More

Pot Stocks Feb. 05, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: In September, you recommended three marijuana stocks. One was GW Pharmaceuticals, wh... Read More

Preferred Stocks Jan. 22, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: I want to invest $51,000 in high-yield preferred stocks (I can afford some risks) an... Read More

Stocks That Are Less Than $10 Jan. 22, 2014

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: In early 2012, you recommended Flagstar Bank at 80 cents a share, and I bought 3,000... Read More

Christmas Books Dec. 10, 2013

Thomas Sowell

As Christmas approaches, the shopping mall can become a shopping maul. One of the ways of buying gif... Read More

Stocks for Grandkids Dec. 04, 2013

Taking Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: The grandmothers and great-grandmothers at our bridge club were trying to select the... Read More