The music is loud, and the crowd is languid on an early afternoon at the Elbo Room. Many of the regulars at the most-renowned corner bar in South Florida already have assembled. People such as Pete Wood, whose bottle of Chandon Brut Classic chills next...
CityPlace Doral brings a central entertainment district to Miami-Dade A large, neon-lit fountain sparkles near the center of CityPlace Doral, delighting crowds with its programmed water shows. Everything about CityPlace Doral, from its sleek and modern design to its assortment of retail, dining and entertainment spaces,...
Dear Mr. Berko: In 2013, my stockbroker had me buy $60,000 worth of Puerto Rican Sales Tax Financing Corp.'s tax-free bonds. I bought these bonds for my individual retirement account. The coupon was 5.5 percent. I paid $770 per $1,000 bond ($46,200 total), and they...
Dear Mr. Berko: I read a column of yours years ago in which you recommended Dunkin' Donuts stock. It sounded pretty good, so I bought 400 shares at $29. The stock is now about $55, but it doesn't seem to be able to get above...
Buffett's dour view of hedge fund managers doesn't extend to the two managers he hired for Berkshire Hathaway. It all comes down to the price he's paying for them to manage part of Berkshire's public stock portfolio. Warren Buffett rarely has good things to say about...
The membership-only sales event has transformed into Amazon's biggest sales day ever -- and it's still growing rapidly. Amazon.com's (NASDAQ:AMZN) third annual Prime Day on July 11 was a smashing success. The e-commerce giant raked in more sales in a single day than ever before, even surpassing Black Friday...
Dear Mr. Berko: A little over three years ago, when I was 67 and ready to retire (my wife had retired a year earlier), I wrote to you about my 401(k), my wife's 401(k) and our individual retirement accounts, which totaled $536,000. You told us...
If you ever wondered what companies President Trump invested in, that's no longer a mystery. Last month, we got a different glimpse inside the Oval Office with details of investments that President Trump held prior to becoming the president. The Office of Government Ethics released a...
A banking behemoth, a social media giant, and an under-the-radar biotech company appear to be sizzling deals this July. If you haven't noticed, summer is officially in full swing (thank you, air conditioner!), and temperatures across the country are soaring. But that's not the only thing that's...