Dear Mr. Berko: I’m an 86-year-old retired steelworker. I am in good health and receive substantial retirement benefits. I’ve put three kids through college and been married for 62 years, and I’m proud to be an American. Our stockbroker has ...

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Dear Mr. Berko: We wanted to buy 200 shares of MGE Energy, but our new stockbroker recommended that we buy 200 shares of Dominion Energy instead. Please give us your opinion. He also recommended that we invest $30,000 in U.S. ...

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LYNDHURST, N.J. (AP) — A multibillion-dollar retail and entertainment complex in the Meadowlands sports complex is a step closer to completion. On Thursday, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority approved amendments to two parts of a $1.15 billion bond ...

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DEAR MR. BERKO: I’ve been reading your column for 35 years and in all that time I don’t ever recall that you wrote about municipal bonds. What can you tell me about them? Last year, I had a taxable income ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As North Carolina executive leaders move forward with a $2 billion borrowing initiative, the state is providing full disclosure to lenders about pending lawsuits surrounding its law limiting antidiscrimination policies for LGBT people. The Council of ...

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DEAR MR. BERKO: We just sold our home and have $110,000 to invest for a few years. We want quick access and low risk. Is there any way we can get 4 percent with little risk? What bond funds would ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A glance at the distribution of the proceeds of the proposed $2 billion “Connect NC” bond package signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Pat McCrory. A majority of voters casting ballots March 15 must approve the borrowing ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bipartisan campaign to persuade North Carolina voters to let the state borrow $2 billion for scores of government construction and water projects effectively began Wednesday as Gov. Pat McCrory signed the legislation authorizing the referendum. The proposed ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A glance at proposed distribution of the proceeds of the $2.86 billion proposed debt package given tentative approval Wednesday by the North Carolina House, with comparisons to the “Connect NC” package offered by Gov. Pat McCrory that ...

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U.S. Rep. Mark Takano of California has asked the House Financial Services Committee to hold hearings examining the rise in investor owned rentals and the new rental-backed securities being created by Blackstone Group and American Homes 4 Rent, the two ...

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