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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Dear Mr. Berko: In 2007, I invested almost $10,000 in 165 shares of GlaxoSmithKline. The share price was $59 then. It hasn’t been $59 since. How can such a large, important pharmaceutical firm perform so poorly? Please tell me whether ...

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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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Dear Mr. Berko: Please tell me what you can about Andeavor Logistics. Would this be a good stock to buy 200 shares of for a long-term hedge against inflation and the cost of living? — BD, Austin, Texas Dear BD: ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: My stockbroker insists that Uber, which is valued at $120 billion, will come public in the second quarter of 2019. He doesn’t have a price yet but promises he could get at least 100 shares at the ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: My partner and I seek long-term growth in conservative blue chip stocks. We are both gainfully employed in sales, and together we earn nearly $175,000 annually. After doing poorly in the stock market during the past two ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: Last year, our handsome 31-year-old son finished his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida with a specialty in biology and ecology. We’re so proud of him! He got a job down here in Florida at $38,000 ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: In 2011, I asked you about investing in CenturyLink because I needed the income. You wrote me: “Don’t buy that junk. It has nowhere to go but down.” It was $38, and the $2.90 dividend was yielding ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: Because of my husband’s business, we recently had to buy a life insurance policy on him, and we decided to use Prudential. Unlike other life insurance salesmen we met, this man was very professional. He also advised ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: I’ve never seen you talk about Coty. I bought 1,000 shares at $31 in 2016, and it crashed before my check cleared. My Wells Fargo broker says I should sell the stock and buy a fancy annuity ...

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