Dear Mr. Berko: Our 27-year-old son graduated college with a degree in sociology. He is our only child, lives with three other guys and owes $112,000 on student loans. He has asked us to pay if off and said he will give us $200 a...
Short-term pain with Molina Healthcare, Gilead Sciences, and Express Scripts stocks could still turn into long-term gains. I own 20 stocks in my investing portfolio, plus a handful of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Most of these stocks and ETFs have performed quite well over the past 12...
How does Warren Buffett pay a lower tax rate than his secretary? Here's the answer. We've all heard stories about wealthy Americans taking advantage of tax laws to avoid paying federal income taxes. It's certainly true that many rich individuals use the tax laws to their...
Scale and efficiency drive Apple's industry-leading profitability. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the world's most profitable companies and certainly the most profitable smartphone maker. Per Strategy Analytics (by way of MacRumors), Apple captured 79% of all smartphone industry profits in 2016, while rival Samsung (NASDAQOTH:SSNLF) took in 14.6% (leaving very little for...
Retired soccer super star David Beckham is reportedly ready to buy the last three acres needed to complete his nine-acre stadium site, which made me interested in exactly where it is and what's in the neighborhood. I was partially curious because Beckham had talked about fans...
Dear Mr. Berko: My husband has been diagnosed with COPD, and I can't imagine a more frightening medical disorder. He tells me that it feels as if there were an elephant sitting on his chest. His physician prescribed Advair, which has been a blessing and...
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm taking an economics course in college. We're learning about inflation, and the professor wants each of us to write a paper on this subject. How do you explain inflation? I know that inflation means rising prices, but I can't understand the...
Crocker Partners wants to create a live/work/play redevelopment between I-95 and Town Center mall in Boca Raton that could include a new Tri-Rail station. The effort would seek redevelopment of Glades Plaza, a multi-building shopping center that includes Abe & Louises, Brewzzi, Mathnasium and Moe's Southwest...
Banker Alan Levan's determination to fight the Securities and Exchange Commission paid off on Monday when a federal jury rejected all of the remaining civil fraud claims against him. The case against the former leader of BankAtlantic ends one of the longest running legal sagas regarding the Great...
The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would partially repeal and replace Obamacare, but thereโs another knotty problem ahead. What are we going to do about the federal budget and deficit? The Trump administration has a $1.1 trillion budget blueprint for fiscal 2018 that would...
