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Dear Mr. Berko: What do we do with 1,300 shares of General Electric, which we bought at $31? Our stockbroker says we should hold them. My wife says sell. And I don’t give a (nasty word) what we do. That ...

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  If you’re like me, the end of the year marks a time of psychological “bookends”, consisting of December 31st and January 1st, with which to enclose the accomplishments, triumphs, defeats, and overall; gauge the forward progress (or lack thereof) ...

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The other evening, I had a chance to sit down with one of my best investing colleagues and review some transactions in which we had been involved over the past year. It recalled something I wanted to share with you as ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: I have eight long-term maturity bonds from eight different public companies, each with coupons between 5.5 percent and 5.65 percent. They are all rated BBB, which is still bank-quality, and I paid about $10,000 for each bond. ...

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Purchasing a note secured by real estate is an asset, and you need to do your due diligence on that asset as well as on the collateral securing the note. The things that need to be determined, some of which can ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: About four years ago, I bought 200 shares of FireEye at $53, and two months later, it had fallen to $33. You said to sell it because the underwriters were a “crock of crooks” and told me ...

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  The above is a quote from Winston Churchill, and is every bit as true today as it was well over half a century ago when he said it. Please allow me to explain specifically why in terms of real ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: My wife and I are thinking of investing in Chinese stocks or mutual funds. If we were to buy stocks, we’d invest $10,000 each in Alibaba, Noble Group, Ping An Insurance, ICBC and HNA Technology. If we ...

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A good property management has the potential to turn your rental property into one of your most valuable assets. But finding a good property management firm is not a cakewalk, and many property owners have found that the hard way. ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: In March of this year, I bought 300 shares of Fifth Third Bank at $34, but it hasn’t gone higher, even in this bull market. The shares have just continued to go down in price, while most ...

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