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	<title>Charlotte Real Estate, Development, and Construction News: Mecklenburg Times &#187; Malcolm Berko</title>
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		<title>Disgusting pictures won&#8217;t halt disgusting habit&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2013/05/16/disgusting-pictures-wont-halt-disgusting-habit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Berko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MR. BERKO: I was thinking of buying another 100 shares of Altria Group Inc. because it pays a 4.95 percent dividend and because it seems to be a decent growth stock. I bought 100 shares in 2010 at $24, and it has been good to me. According to Yahoo Finance, its revenues will increase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About that misguided stockbroker: Dump the chump&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2013/05/15/about-that-misguided-stockbroker-dump-the-chump/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Berko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MR. BERKO: I&#8217;m 76, and my husband of 51 years, who was a certified public accountant, died at his desk last February doing tax returns. My husband&#8217;s broker called to express his condolences and asked me to bring him a death certificate to transfer the joint account to a single account, which I did. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health insurance stocks put profit at a premium&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2013/05/10/health-insurance-stocks-put-profit-at-a-premium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Berko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MR. BERKO: I&#8217;ve worked for the government for 23 years. The government does all my retirement stocks and bonds, and it also gives me a good pension and pays for all my health insurance, which is lucky for me. Last week, my brother told me that he worries about the $16,000 a year he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>He&#8217;s soft on Microsoft, hard core on penny stocks&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2013/05/06/hes-soft-on-microsoft-hard-core-on-penny-stocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Berko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MR. BERKO: We just had our taxes done by Jackson Hewitt, and I was told that we will get a tax refund of $1,340. The certified public accountant who did our return recommended that we invest in stocks. He said we could make a lot of quick money if we used his friend who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dogged research yields biting wit, lukewarm ‘buy’&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2013/05/02/dogged-research-yields-biting-wit-lukewarm-buy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 19:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Berko</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dogs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MR. BERKO: Please tell me what you think of VCA Antech, which sells for $21 a share. A couple of folks we know have had good results with a VCA clinic. – SA, Wilmington, N.C. &#160; DEAR SA: VCA Antech Inc. (WOOF-$21) was known as Veterinary Centers of America before it changed its name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The nicest thing he calls the &#8216;specialist&#8217; is &#8216;cutpurse&#8217;&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2013/04/30/the-nicest-thing-he-calls-the-specialist-is-cutpurse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Berko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MR. BERKO: I would like to invest $100,000 of my individual retirement account (which is worth $330,000) in safe dividend-paying stocks and bonds. I am 65 and probably will start using some of this money for living and travel expenses. I met with a &#8220;retirement specialist&#8221; who is the CEO of his firm in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Johnson&amp;Johnson stock a cure for excitement&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2013/04/26/johnsonjohnson-stock-a-cure-for-excitement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Berko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MR. BERKO: In April 2005, I bought 140 shares of Johnson &#38; Johnson at $72 (including commission). It&#8217;s now $80; in the past eight years, it&#8217;s gained only 8 points. I guess I should be glad I don&#8217;t have a loss. The company&#8217;s revenues, earnings and dividends (everything you consider important) have increased every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tell Congress and the pastor it&#8217;s your money&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2013/04/23/tell-congress-and-the-pastor-its-your-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Berko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MR. BERKO: I have been a widower for four years and helped raise six children, each of whom is mostly self-sufficient. My wife and I were very active in raising our children. I began taking Social Security at 70. I really don&#8217;t need this entitlement. Starting in 1968, I had a good job for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let’s hope these nine guys are better at golf&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2013/04/18/lets-hope-these-nine-guys-are-better-at-golf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Berko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MR. BERKO: We are nine guys living in a retirement golfing community who began an investment club in January 2003. We each started with a $5,000 investment ($45,000), and every January, we invest another $5,000. So far, we have invested $450,000 in capital, but 10 years later, after more than 150 meetings, we are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No joy in Berkoville, mighty JD has stuck out&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2013/04/16/no-joy-in-berkoville-mighty-jd-has-stuck-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Berko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MR. BERKO: I&#8217;m a 57-year-old woman who has been unemployed for three years, but not for lack of trying. My 57-year-old husband is a self-employed engineer and works from a home office. Our retirement portfolio is just getting back to where it was six years ago and is now almost $200,000. But this is [...]]]></description>
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