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BERKO: Bond leverage could put the squeeze on you

Dear Mr. Berko:

I know from previous columns that you don’t approve of investments in those high-yielding mortgage stocks like American Capital Agency Corp., CYS Investments Inc., Hatteras Capital Advisors LLC and others paying 15 …

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A Closer Look: Miriam De Dios

Miriam De Dios’ story could be defined by two things: hard work and giving back to the community. After working for State Farm Insurance and John Deere Financial, De Dios was the first hire at …

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BERKO: Will this master limited partnership ease investing qualms?

Dear Mr. Berko:

I am 78, my wife is 81, and like many investors today, we want income. So what do you think of investing in Alerian MLP, which is an exchange-traded fund paying 6 …

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BERKO: Is there a better way to buy and redeem U.S. Savings Bonds?

Dear Mr. Berko:

I’m 41 years old and I have 17 $1,000 U.S. Savings Bonds given to me over the years by my grandparents (who have passed away) to celebrate various milestones in my life …

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International firms tell millionaires to take their money and run

The world’s largest wealth management firms have a message for American millionaires: We don’t want your business, Bloomberg reported.

HSBC Holdings plc, Deutsche Bank AG, Bank of Singapore Ltd. and DBS Group Holdings Ltd. all …

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Big banks stronger, but need to improve liquidity, Bernanke says

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said today that the U.S. banking system is stronger and more resilient while still facing challenges on credit quality and liquidity, Bloomberg reported.

“Banks still have more to do to …

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Meta Financial reports increase in earnings

Meta Financial Group Inc. reported net income for its 2012 fiscal second quarter of $10 million, or $3.10 per share, compared with $2.7 million, or 88 cents per share, for the year-ago period. For the …

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Operating expenses tug at CenturyLink earnings

CenturyLink Inc. has reported a first-quarter profit of $200 million, or 32 cents pershare, down from $211 million, or 69 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding integration and severance-related costs and other impacts, earnings …

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Report: 5 percent of global revenues lost to fraud

Organizations around the world lose an estimated 5 percent of their annual revenues to fraud, according to a report released today by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). Applied to the 2011 gross world …

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Year-over-year bankruptcy filings down 13 percent

Bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending March 31 fell 13 percent compared to bankruptcy filings from the same period a year earlier, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. …