Uri Berliner

How To Invest In Real Estate Without Being A Landlord

Uri Berliner — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:26:00 +0000

NPR's Uri Berliner is taking $5,000 of his own savings and putting it to work. Though he's no financial whiz or guru, he's exploring different types of investments — alternatives that may fare better than staying in a savings account that's not keeping up with inflation.

Reckless bets on real estate can cause trouble. They can, for example, help to bring down the global economy.

Resisting The Temptation To 'Win' When Investing

Uri Berliner — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:24:00 +0000

NPR's Uri Berliner is taking $5,000 of his own savings and putting it to work. Though he's no financial whiz or guru, he's exploring different types of investments — alternatives that may fare better than staying in a savings account that's not keeping up with inflation.

Deciding how to invest in the stock market can be daunting. That's why I called on someone who's seen it all. Charley Ellis founded Greenwich Associates, a research and consulting firm, and wrote an influential investing book called Winning the Loser's Game. He worked in investment management for 50 years.

How A Trip To Costco Can Work As An Investment Strategy

Uri Berliner — Thu, 30 May 2013 07:02:00 +0000

Mark Cuban is a billionaire, so it may be a surprise that the owner of NBA's Dallas Mavericks purchases everyday items like razor blades and toothpaste in bulk batches.

Instead Of Snoozing In Savings, Let's Put $5,000 To Work

Uri Berliner — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:01:00 +0000

If you have a savings account you probably already know this: Your money there is losing value to inflation. Yields are so low that returns are not even keeping up with the cost of living.

I've been watching some of my own savings dwindle. And that prompted me to take up a challenge: I'm taking $5,000 from personal savings and putting it to work. I'm not a financial whiz, pundit or any kind of guru.

In the coming weeks, I'll be reporting on the various investments I decide to pursue.

Comcast To Buy Rest of NBCUniversal From GE

Uri Berliner — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:25:00 +0000

Comcast, the Philadelphia based cable giant, announced a major deal late Tuesday afternoon. It will buy the 49 percent stake of NBCUniversal that it did not already own for $16.7 billion. General Electric is the seller and will also be selling some prized real estate as part of the deal.

Back To The Economy Of The '90s? Not So Fast

Uri Berliner — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 09:03:00 +0000

Throughout the debate over taxes and the "fiscal cliff," there's been a lot of looking backward — to the 1990s. The economic expansion of the 1990s was the longest in recorded American history.

Democrats say the economy thrived under the leadership of President Bill Clinton, including his tax rate increase on high earners. Republicans say government didn't spend as much then and that growth didn't really take off until the GOP took control of Congress in 1995.

So what actually happened in the '90s? What made them tick?

A Unique Boom

First, some numbers.