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Walking on Water

Dear Mr. Berko: I’ve got a bug in my ear telling me to invest in water utility stocks. My parents live in Flint, Michigan, and my brother recently moved to

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Oath Is a Failure Waiting to Happen

Dear Mr. Berko: I’m a financial adviser with lots of money under management, and I and two others in our office need your help. Here’s the problem, and then perhaps

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How the new tax law impacts real estate

Wondering what the impact of the new tax cuts and tax reform are when it comes to real estate? Brenda Muller, the Florida division manger of Asset Preservation Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, sent

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The 30 Largest Companies on the Stock Market

This small group of companies is worth almost $10 trillion dollars. The stock market continues to prove itself as one of the best places for people to grow their wealth.

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A Conservative High-Yield Portfolio

Dear Mr. Berko: My wife and I have been reading your column for over 35 years, and we’ve made some good stock purchases from your recommendations. We have a $235,000 certificate of

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Brightline tunes its systems as launch nears

The recent derailment of an Amtrak train in Washington State that killed three people and injured 100 isn’t something you want to see when you are about to launch a new

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High-Yield Junk

Dear Mr. Berko: I’m told that junk bonds yield 12 to 18 percent or even higher. I’d like to invest about $60,000 in junk bonds if I could get at

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Your 5-Point End-of-Year Financial Checklist

Ready for 2018? Not until you make these key money moves. It’s that time of the year again — when we not only start counting down toward Jan. 1, but

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Investments Down Under and Way Up North

Dear Mr. Berko: We’re both 73, and like most Americans, we’re starving for yield but scared to reach. Our neighbor told us he just bought 150 shares of Westpac Banking

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What’s Up With General Electric?

Dear Mr. Berko: I bought 250 shares of General Electric at $27 over four years ago, and I’m tired of owning it. Please tell me what’s wrong. Its performance has

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Earthmoving Stock

Dear Mr. Berko: My 83-year-old dad can no longer manage his $565,000 stock and bond portfolio, so it has become my responsibility, which I’m glad to take. I am an

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ONE LINERS Broward

â–ºBBX Capital Real Estate is investing in Chapel Grove, a 12-townhome community in Pembroke Pines. â–ºBerger Commercial Realty sold Lauderdale Harbors Shopping Center for $1 million. â–ºFirst Green Bank announced

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