Dear Mr. Berko: I’m writing for our 18-member investment club, which has been active since 1994. In 2008, we discovered Yahoo Finance. It was great, and we used it to
Repaying a Student Loan
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
My 3 Worst-Performing Stocks — and Why I Still Own Them
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
Tax Secrets of the 1%
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Why Apple Inc. Is So Profitable
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
What to Do With GSK
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
So just where is David Beckham’s stadium site?
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
Reducius Shavius and Inflation
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
He fought the SEC and won
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
Boca area emerges as a redevelopment hot spot
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