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BERKO: Diamonds not likely to regain luster
DEAR MR. BERKO: Recently, I’ve been hearing the term “labor force participation rate” on most of the news shows. Could you please explain what this term means in simple-to-understand English? […]
BERKO: Fed team belies land of the free market
DEAR MR. BERKO: Is there a group called the Plunge Protection Team that is part of the Federal Reserve and is supposed to prevent stock crashes and allow the administration […]
BERKO: Consumer debt will drive car stocks down
DEAR MR. BERKO: Last November, you told me not to buy General Motors or Ford stock. Well, my stockbroker – whose father, after 31 years, still works for GM – […]
BERKO: Consumer debt will drive car stocks down
DEAR MR. BERKO: Last November, you told me not to buy General Motors or Ford stock. Well, my stockbroker – whose father, after 31 years, still works for GM – […]
BERKO: ADP may be boring, but it’s profitable
DEAR MR. BERKO: What is your opinion of ADP LLC? The stock seems stuck at the same price it was a year ago. I’m 52. My portfolio is about 80 […]
BERKO: Trust departments reliable, conservative
DEAR MR. BERKO: My wife and I are 73 and recently retired after being in the commercial, industrial and multifamily building business for 43 years. We’ve been conservative in business, […]
BERKO: Navigating the high-yield minefield
DEAR MR. BERKO: We sold our home in 2010, taking back a 7 percent mortgage. That mortgage is being paid off early with a check for $132,000. We’ll use $100,000 […]
BERKO: Neighbor should choose stocks over annuity
DEAR MR. BERKO: We’re very close to a couple in their early 70s who live two doors from us. They have a $16,000 certificate of deposit coming due, and as […]
BERKO: Health care stocks likely to recover
DEAR MR. BERKO: The health care market has tanked because of potential health care reforms. I’ve got $106,000 to invest, long term, in a portfolio of pharmaceutical stocks. I want […]
BERKO: Privyet, can you hear me now?
DEAR MR. BERKO: A stockbroker I’ve known for several years, though I don’t have an account with him, calls every couple of months with a recommendation. Each has been good. […]
BERKO: America First a good rank speculation
DEAR MR. BERKO: Two questions: What do you think of America First Multifamily Investors, which pays 8.7 percent tax-free? And what do you think of Microsoft’s purchase of LinkedIn? I’d […]
BERKO: Oil, gas stocks not for the fainthearted
DEAR MR. BERKO: For many reasons, I think oil and gas is going to move up later this year and in 2017. We have $60,000 in our joint account to […]
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