BERKO: Buy More Apple?
Dear Mr. Berko: My stockbroker had me buy 200 shares of Apple last November at $221. His firm has a bullish report that says Apple will turn back to my […]
BERKO: CenturyLink Doesn’t Seem Promising
Dear Mr. Berko: I’m looking for higher yields, and my stockbroker is recommending that I buy 500 shares of CenturyLink. It pays a wonderful $2.16 dividend that yields about 17 […]
BERKO: Cheap Stocks
Dear Mr. Berko: I’d like to speculate with about $30,000 and buy six or seven stocks selling for less than $10. Could you recommend some cheap issues that have a […]
BERKO: AT&T or Apple?
Dear Mr. Berko: I bought 500 shares of AT&T at $32 in 2012, and I’m losing money. I should have sold the stock in 2016 when it hit $44, but […]
BERKO: Delta Stock May Perform Well, but It’s Still an Airline
Dear Mr. Berko: I just sold 100 shares of Procter & Gamble, which I bought at $91 in 2017. They’re still $91 each. I’d like to buy 200 shares of […]
BERKO: Buy Bristol-Myers Squibb
Dear Mr. Berko: I’m interested in buying stock in Bristol-Myers Squibb because I’m told the company has a weight loss drug that will soon be on the American market. I […]
BERKO: McDonald’s and Verizon
Dear Mr. Berko: My stockbroker thinks that the recent viral confrontation between a McDonald’s customer and a McDonald’s employee will be used as an excuse to cause large strikes at […]
BERKO: CVS or Walgreens?
Dear Mr. Berko: I can’t make up my mind whether to buy 500 shares of CVS or 500 shares of Walgreens. — PW, Wilmington, N.C. Dear PW: CVS, which stands […]
BERKO: Invacare Is an Exception
Dear Mr. Berko: About six years ago, you wrote that medical stocks and defense stocks are not so affected by the changes in our country’s economy as mining, beverage, hotel […]
BERKO: SAIC and MO
Dear Mr. Berko: I have 28 shares of Science Applications International Corp. in my account and don’t know how they got there. If they’re mine, should I keep them or […]
BERKO: The Spinning UTX Is a Keeper
Dear Mr. Berko: In 2008, I was 46. My husband passed away that year, and my 600 shares of United Technologies were selling at $43 each. I own eight stocks, […]
BERKO: Treatments for Prostate Cancer
Dear Mr. Berko: My husband of 34 years is a retired Marine colonel with prostate cancer, and the doctors told him that it is aggressive and could metastasize. I know […]
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