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ONE LINERS Palm Beach

► Modernizing Medicine has expanded its operations, adding more than 800 new jobs in Boca Raton. ► A new zoning initiative for Class-A offices has been proposed in downtown West

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Phillip Frost: Charitable billionaire is still working on the next big thing

By Kevin Gale When it comes to serial entrepreneur success among South Florida’s billionaires, Dr. Phillip Frost continues to lead the list. Frost and a partner bought struggling Key Pharmaceuticals

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Rudolph Technologies or Pfizer?

Dear Mr. Berko: Our dear daughter is married to an engineer who recently went to work for a company called Rudolph Technologies in New Jersey. He recently advised us to

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Commercial Artist

By Andrea Rchard Pop artist Romero Britto was looking to change banks, but instead of going big, he went small. That’s unusual, because nothing about the Brazilian-born, Miami-raised artist’s success

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Lifetime of Luxury

South Florida gains upscale choices for senior living By Martin Lenkowsky Why would someone accustomed to the finer things in life have to live without them in their twilight years?

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When Shift Happens

Strategies for Leading Change By Stephen Garber The one constant in life is change. And change is accelerating all around us. When is the last time you looked at the

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Truth to Power

Best friends and business partners Laura Rachlin and Karen Hansen confront their past and help others carry their courage — one handbag at a time. It’s hard to say for

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Puerto Rican Bonds

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.

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Doughnuts and Cars

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

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The Prospect of a Market Crash

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

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Alkermes and IBM’s Quantum Computing

Dear Mr. Berko: My stockbroker wants me to sell my 100 shares of IBM — which I bought in 2012 at $201 a share, meaning I now have a big

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ONE LINERS Palm Beach

► Lion Country Safari might be sold later this year, the Palm Beach Post reported. ► Four Seasons Palm Beach opened a medical spa led by physician Harold Bafitis, offering

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