Latest by Malcolm Berko

Published on November 16, 2014 - Page 23
Dear Mr. Berko: Please tell me what you think about buying 100 shares of IBM. Our dentist (also a friend) has been in the market for over 25 years...
Published on November 16, 2014 - Page 23
Dear Mr. Berko: I’m 63, and my wife is 61. We have $94,000 cash in my individual retirement account from the sale of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners...
Published on September 21, 2014 - Page 23
Dear Mr. Berko: My broker is excitingly enthusiastic about Dollar Tree because of its pending merger with Family Dollar Stores. He thinks the shares...
Published on September 21, 2014 - Page 23
Dear Mr. Berko: In early March 2012, I asked you about a maturing $30,000 certificate of deposit in my individual retirement account. I was thinking...
Published on May 18, 2014 - Page 29
Dear Mr. Berko: I am 86 years old and have been investing in the stock market since finishing graduate school in 1952 and taking my first job at...
Published on May 12, 2014 - Page 10
Dear Mr. Berko: What do you think of American Homes 4 Rent? I bought 300 shares at $17 in January. — G.P., Cleveland Dear G.P.: The raw power of Wall...
Published on May 5, 2014 - Page 10
Dear Mr. Berko: In May 2013, I bought 1,000 shares of First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund at $25, which were supposed to...
Published on April 28, 2014 - Page 10
Dear Mr. Berko: We have a rollover individual retirement account with a market value of $318,000. It’s very important to us, and we’ve had the same...
Published on April 21, 2014 - Page 10
Dear Mr. Berko: My 70-year-old husband recently passed away, and I am the beneficiary of a $623,000 individual retirement account (statement enclosed...
Published on April 14, 2014 - Page 10
Dear Mr. Berko: I have a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s in sociology. I teach at a public school and made $39,000 last year. My wife...