Back on Aug. 18, I wrote a blog about a “Black Swan” event that hammered the stock of the GEO Group (NYSE: GEO), a Boca Raton company that operates prisons
How Clinton’s defeat turbocharged a South Florida stock
Some Stocks With High Yields
Dear Mr. Berko: I have $63,000 to invest in five high-yield stocks that you think have good long-term potential. Please don’t recommend any closed-end funds or exchange-traded funds, which seem
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Dear Mr. Berko: I was looking up Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which has many products, especially in the eye care business. I wear contact lenses and have various eye problems for which
Penn Treaty’s Long-Term Care Insurance
Dear Mr. Berko: In the late 1990s, my wife and I bought a Penn Treaty long-term care insurance policy to pay for future costs of nursing home care, which so
Wal-Mart Tried to Take on Amazon Prime and Failed
Instead, it’s offering free two-day shipping to everyone. Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) doesn’t think it makes sense to charge its online customers for two-day shipping anymore. The retailer is shutting down its year-and-a-half-old ShippingPass
3 Companies That Could Get Nailed by Donald Trump’s Trade War with Mexico
Donald Trump’s plan to impose an import tax on goods from Mexico could affect a wide range of companies. Here are a few that have strong connections south of the
Why Investors Should Listen When General Motors Talks About Self-Driving Cars
The Chevy Bolt shows that GM’s technology claims should be taken very seriously. Many investors think that autonomous vehicles (AVs), or “self-driving cars,” will transform the landscape of the traditional
3 Reasons Coal Will Never Be “Great Again”
The coal industry has been hit by even more headwinds, and this time, there’s no sign it will be able to recover. The Clean Power Plan is all but dead,
30,000 Dow
Dear Mr. Berko: Several times in the past couple of months, you’ve said the Dow Jones industrial average will reach 30,000 in the coming 10 years. You must be smoking
Accelerate in Which Direction?
Dear Mr. Berko: I think it was in August that you wrote a short comment about Accelerate Diagnostics. At the time, it was trading at $19. I’ve been a nurse