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America Migrates South: (Why the Greater Charlotte Area Will Continue to Grow at a Phenomenal Pace)                                                                Part 1 of 2 Occasionally, I read a book that’s just so interesting and relevant that I can’t stop talking about it. Big ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: This market frightens the heck out of me, and I’m scared my $263,000 individual retirement account will go up in smoke. I’m 42. Is there any way to avoid scary downturns? — SS, Springfield, Ill. Dear SS: ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: Eighteen years ago, when my wife and I were 50, we sold our business for $4 million after taxes. We took $1.7 million in cash plus $110,000 a year for 20 years. Our intent was to live ...

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by Nasar. El-arabi Well, the simple answer to this question is yes. The discerning investor probably knows a thing or two about IRAs. A good deal of investors know that individual retirement accounts give you the wild card to invest ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: Most American banks have recovered from the Great Recession. But banks in the United Kingdom have not. I have $30,000 to invest, and I’d thank you for a recommendation of three British banks for my individual retirement ...

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  Remodeling a single room can be hard work as it is but imagine having to do an entire house from scratch? It can be particularly taxing for first-time investors who can get overwhelmed with the entire lengthy process. The ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: My stockbroker wants me to buy 500 shares of Columbus McKinnon on margin. He tells me that an activist group, which he won’t name, may be interested in taking a large position in Columbus McKinnon and selling ...

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  As a full-Time Real Estate Investor, when I moved my business (and family) from Michigan to North Carolina, we did not know a single person in the Greater Charlotte Area. So, how did I go about finding people to ...

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Craigslist.com is the big daddy of online classified ad sites. It is categorized by country, then state, then either city or general area for example, Charlotte, Monroe, Gastonia etc. In some areas, you can just post a classified; in other ...

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Unless you are renting vacation studios at the beach, people need a minimum of two bathrooms. Now, I know that two generations ago, having an extra half-bath was a luxury. But times have changed and people now expect two bathrooms. ...

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