Archive for September 2010
Quinn to keynote Iowa Women and Money Conference
Syndicated financial columnist and author Jane Bryant Quinn will keynote the fourth annual Iowa Women and Money Conference to be held Oct. 9 in Des Moines.
Hosted by the Iowa Treasurer’s office, the free, daylong …
Read MoreTime for some tough choices
Dear Mr. Berko:
We have an individual retirement account (IRA) that four years ago was valued at $685,000 and is now worth about $413,000. I’ve enclosed the statements from our adviser, whose office is in …
Read MoreHere’s another nice dividend choice
Dear Mr. Berko:
We own four master limited partnerships (MLPs) that you recommended, and we are happy with the good income (all paid more than 9 percent) and their increase in market values. We have …
Read MoreCase closed on a Regency bailout loan
A Polk County judge dismissed a lawsuit earlier this month that was filed to salvage funds from a $25 million loan that was issued in 2007 to save the state’s largest housing contractor.
The Regency …
Read MoreColeman named chairman of Convention and Visitors Bureau board
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB) last week announced its new board of directors and officers. Chris Coleman, president of the local Better Business Bureau and a member of the Des Moines …
Research building at Iowa State open for business
As Iowa State University students and faculty begin research in the Biorenewables Research Laboratory, many of the instruments and other equipment they are using are funded by national corporations.
The facility, the newest building on …
Read MoreCPI is flat as consumer attitudes worsen
An increase in food and energy costs pushed overall consumer prices higher last month, but fears of deflation are still alive, Reuters reported.
The core Consumer Price Index (CPI) was flat in August, the U.S. …
Read MoreBoal is Miles Capitals new man
West Des Moines-based investment advisory firm Miles Capital Inc. has hired Gregory Boal, former CEO of Aviva Investors North America, as its president and chief investment officer. Boal will lead the investment management and business …
Read MoreGolf tournament charity helps kids
The Principal Charity Classic plans to donate $620,000 to five children’s charities: Blank Children’s Hospital, Bravo Greater Des Moines, United Way of Central Iowa, Variety – The Children’s Charity and the Community Foundation of Greater …
Read MoreSenate committee repeals FOIA exemptions
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to repeal exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley co-sponsored the legislation to …
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