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Nov 14, 2014

OP-ED: Investing for both the wife and the husband

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 stock that we […]

Nov 12, 2014

OP-ED: ‘Winged’ electric utility is poised to soar

Dear Mr. Berko: Would you recommend Allete, which pays 4.3 percent? I think this might be a good stock to put $20,000 from a certificate of deposit that came due […]

Nov 12, 2014

OnPoint promotes Robin Marrs

FINANCE Robin Marrs recently was promoted to manager of OnPoint Community Credit Union’s Wilsonville branch. She has been with the company for seven years and previously was an assistant manager […]

Nov 12, 2014

OnPoint promotes Michael Noren

FINANCE Michael Noren recently was promoted to manager of OnPoint Community Credit Union’s Clackamas Corner branch. He has more than seven years of banking experience, and previously was an assistant […]

Nov 6, 2014

OP-ED: Markets continue their volatile ways

In my previous column, I predicted that September and October would be volatile months. In October, the S&P 500 slid to a low of 1,820, temporarily erasing all of this […]

Nov 6, 2014

OP-ED: A refreshing investment possibility

Dear Mr. Berko: We have $38,000 in cash that we’d like to invest. We are 73 and 80, and a broker we’ve used for 35 years, who is retiring this […]

Nov 5, 2014

OP-ED: Plenty of ‘Twitter Heads,’ but too little revenue

Dear Mr. Berko: I am 65 and will probably have to work for at least 10 more years in order to have enough money for retirement. Please tell me what […]

Nov 3, 2014

OP-ED: Smart financial planning for entrepreneurs

As the U.S. economy continues to recover from the Great Recession, many Americans see starting their own business as a unique growth opportunity. In fact, according to the Global Entrepreneurship […]

Oct 30, 2014

OP-ED: Government hands may soon be on Roth IRAs

Dear Mr. Berko: I’m 69 and retired, and I have an individual retirement account worth $628,000. Fortunately, we do’t need the income from the IRA to support our living expenses. […]

Oct 29, 2014

OP-ED: Don’t bother taking Rolls-Royce for a spin

Dear Mr. Berko: I’m 47, and my $313,000 portfolio has been 85 percent invested in Standard & Poor’s 500 index issues since June 2008. My new broker, like other professionals, […]

Oct 23, 2014

OP-ED: Don’t give up on investment in Wal-Mart

Dear Mr. Berko: I invested $10,000 and bought 130 shares of Wal-Mart at $74 two years ago on a recommendation from a friend of mine who is an economist with […]

Oct 22, 2014

OP-ED: Banking on more government spending

Dear Mr. Berko: All the advertisers in the financial media claim to be wizards but either lie or brag only about their successes. Then when you get suckered into their […]



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