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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Read More »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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Read More »(part 10 of a series) Go to any Starbucks and you’ll see dozens of people staring at their laptops and tablets, mesmerized by whatever is on their screens. Not so long ago, this would be a scene from a futuristic ...
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Read More »by Nasar. El-arabi Low income neighborhoods have for years remained the preserve of a few as many high-nosed investors have deemed it a waste of money, considering no one wants to live in a not-so-nice neighborhood. So, to answer your ...
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Read More »This might sound harsh, but you need to hear it… The #1 roadblock is YOU. So, don’t blame anyone else. Just get out of the way of yourself. Drop the preconceived notions. Drop the excuses. Drop the B.S. Focus ...
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Read More »Dear Mr. Berko: We have a $17,000 certificate of deposit coming due and are thinking of buying 300 shares of Southern Co. because of the 5.3 percent yield. We found that the stock has fallen by 9 points in the ...
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Read More »“This is scaled-up group-think,” says investor and author Olly Newland in “The Day the Bubble Bursts”. “The persuasive mood switches from negative to positive, gradually super-positive, then hyped-up or hysterical.” The reversal of this sentiment happens a lot more ...
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Read More »Dear Mr. Berko: My mother-in-law suffered with a bad back for over 20 years, resisting spine surgery because many of her contemporaries had rotten luck with it. However, one of her friends had a spine procedure six months ago and ...
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Read More »By Nasar. El-arabi Named in honor of Charlotte of Mecklenburg – the wife of King George II – Charlotte is the largest city in North Carolina. This modern city is fondly known as Uptown and features the state’s major museums, shopping ...
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