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High Taxes, Regulations and a Swell Economy Jan. 05, 2016
In the mythology of the right, California must fail. Its high taxes, strict environmental rules and ... Read More
Recession or... Dec. 23, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm a married 43-year-old systems engineer earning $67,000 a year, and my spouse wor... Read More
How to Structure Infrastructure Spending Dec. 03, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a plan to jump-start the economy. It would req... Read More
Putin Pouts Dec. 03, 2015
WASHINGTON — Truth be told, I once rather admired Vladimir Putin, as George W. Bush rather adm... Read More
Death Cross Dec. 02, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: Our stockbroker explained that the stock market broadcast a very bearish signal last... Read More
BMO and Interest Rates Dec. 02, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: What do you think of the Bank of Montreal as an investment for a 55-year-old widow w... Read More
Investing in India Nov. 25, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: I lost $19,000 in the Chinese stock market because I didn't see the bubble coming. I... Read More
Are You Happy, and How Would You Know? Nov. 24, 2015
Like many others, I can't resist academic studies on happiness. They often come up with persuasive r... Read More
Are Times Changing? Nov. 18, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: Some newsletters are becoming alarmingly negative on the economy and the stock marke... Read More
The Surprising Disappearance of Inflation Oct. 22, 2015
In a world in which the Cold War is a fading memory, North Korea and Cuba endure as museums of commu... Read More
Pro Sports Great, Just Not for Local Economy Oct. 22, 2015
Congress is about to engage in its perennial dust-up over the budget, the debt ceiling and tax refor... Read More
Serious Political Instability Could Threaten Economy and Nation in Coming Year Oct. 15, 2015
Consider this: The recent Democratic presidential debate veered so leftward that in no way did it re... Read More
The Struggle for Economic Liberty Aug. 26, 2015
Here's my taxi question. If a person is law-abiding, has a driver's license, has a car or van that h... Read More
The Political Stock Market Aug. 19, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: Please settle an argument that I have with a stockbroker who is a staunch Democrat. ... Read More
Wealth Tax Aug. 12, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: I have two questions. 1) What do you think of a wealth tax, as advocated by economis... Read More
Washington's Millennial Betrayal Aug. 06, 2015
Candidates running for president should take the following warning seriously: Years of bad governmen... Read More
Jeb Bush Wants to Share Jul. 19, 2015
The most recent time I had seen Jeb Bush speak in San Francisco was in January, when he addressed th... Read More
Growth and Fairness in a Clinton-Style Economy Jul. 16, 2015
During a recent economic address by Hillary Clinton to soft-launch her "growth and fairness economy"... Read More
Hillary's Tired, Demagogic Economic Proposals Jul. 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton is a walking, talking cliche who spouts decades-old sound bites that were bad enough... Read More
