Archive for January 2006

Dave Vance’s 1969 Chevrolet Corvette cranks out 400 horsepower and weighs only 3,200 pounds, thanks to a diet that did away with unwanted fat – like the grille, the front bumper and even the radio. …

With a grandfather, father and brother in the legal profession, Tom Houser seemed destined to become an attorney. The Belmond native studied finance and skipped his dreams of working on Wall Street to go to …

Dear Mr. Berko:

I have $185,000 in a fixed annuity with a large insurance company, and it matures two months from now. I will call the company when it matures and have them send me …

I’m in the middle of answering this e-mail from a reader: “I have a personal question for you that may help other subscribers deal with the ups and downs of being in the sales profession. …

In a recent survey, 71 percent of U.S. business managers listed e-mails as their primary method of communication at work. Well, sure. E-mails are wonderfully convenient and save lots of time.

But, as journalists know …

I wish politicians and other public figures would stop insisting God is mad at some of us. We’ve grown to expect, if not accept, that kind of thing from his high holiness Pat Robertson, who …

The Des Moines Register carries an extensive ad for a registered representative claiming that he has been named as one of America’s Best Financial Planners by Consumers Research Council of America. Being a natural skeptic, …

The growth in population and demand for commercial services in Greater Des Moines’ suburbs has created bountiful opportunities for land developers. From shopping malls and corporate headquarters to residential suburbs and condominiums, construction projects are …

ID Check LLC was born from founder Jon Ewing’s interests in computers and social sciences, along with his conviction that education makes anything possible.

“I believe you should never pigeon hole yourself into a job …

Mark Oman has gotten used to wearing a hard hat. As the top executive overseeing the operations of both Wells Fargo Financial and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, he frequently visits the companies’ new office buildings …