INVESTORS’ CORNER: How to sell your product, not your soul
The profession of sales has a bad reputation. Consider the stereotypes: *Slick used-car salesmen. *Get-rich-quick gurus with fancy houses and cars. *Multi-level marketing recruiters with the next best thing. *Time-share […]
KASS: When is a contract not a contract?
When is a contract not a contract? DEAR BENNY: I just became a real estate agent and already have a potential problem. My client signed a contract to buy a […]
WOODARD: Home prices, sales expected to rise in 2016
A growing number of housing markets are now poised for outstanding growth in 2016, it is predicted by leading economists. A good indication of our growing market was when the […]
Drone users: May I see your license, please?
Pressures are mounting for everyone involved in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, as increasingly severe penalties and new registration requirements force recreational and commercial users of UAS to adapt to […]
KASS: New mortgage loan disclosures in effect
NOTE TO READERS: As of Oct. 3, there were major changes in the way mortgage loans are handled and in the information which potential borrowers are given. The Consumer Financial […]
KASS: Starker exchange rules are ironclad
DEAR BENNY: I am interested in purchasing a property using a 1031 exchange and am wondering if that restricts my ability to take out a mortgage on that property at […]
BERKO: General Mills: Company of champions
DEAR MR. BERKO: I am 46 and have $14,000 to invest in my very conservative individual retirement account. I have a choice between General Mills and Bank of America. Which […]
BERKO: Utility stocks more useful than garage contents
DEAR MR. BERKO: I have been reading your column for 30 years and want to comment before asking a question. When you criticize the American consumers, as you did when […]
KASS: Look for alternatives to tax exemption
DEAR BENNY: I lived in my previous residence for 27 years and rented it out since 2005, when I could not sell it in time before I moved to my […]
BERKO: NSA data requirement shouldn’t impact AT&T stock
DEAR MR. BERKO: Last May, Congress stopped the National Security Agency from collecting and storing our personal and business calls on their servers. Our broker says the National Security Agency […]
KASS: Investigate reverse mortgages – beyond TV ads
DEAR BENNY: What is your opinion about a reverse mortgage? We are in our late 60s, have a small savings and an acceptable pension. Our home is free and clear […]
BERKO: Americans fail to learn basic economics
DEAR MR. BERKO: I am 66 and have a doctorate, so supposedly I’m a smart guy, even though a financial planner took my wife and me to the cleaners two […]
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