Archive for January 2012
Business Record: January 20, 2012
BERKO: 10 percent returns? You can do that
Dear Mr. Berko:
We have $30,000 in our joint account that we want to invest in a few issues that will pay us between 9 and 12 percent for the next few years. We know …
Read MoreBERKO: He’s no fan of exchange-traded funds
Dear Mr. Berko:
A broker wants me to sell my 600 shares of General Electric (I have a $3,000 loss) and invest in some exchange-traded funds. One ETF he likes is the MSCI Kokusai, which …
Read MoreRemembering a legal warrior
Jerrold Wanek, an attorney who spoke highly of the conservative style of small community banks and battled in courtrooms with their larger competitors, was remembered today as a fierce advocate for clients that other lawyers…Read More
Bravo announces grant recipients
Bravo announces grant recipients
Bravo Greater Des Moines has awarded a total of $83,255 to five Central Iowa arts, culture and heritage organizations as part of its annual Capital Campaign and Projects grant program.…Read More
Chamness designer wins compost contest
Chamness designer wins compost contest
Emily Bibler, creative director at Blairsburg-based Chamness Technology Inc., was selected as grand prize winner of a poster contest held by the U.S. Composting Council. Contestants were challenged to…Read More
Single-family home sales down
Single-family home sales down
New single-family home sales unexpectedly fell in December for the first time in four months, Reuters reported. The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that sales decreased 2.2 percent to a seasonally…Read More
Consumer confidence up; more Americans file for first-time unemployment
Consumer confidence up; more Americans file for first-time unemployment
Consumer confidence in the United States steadied last week as fewer firings helped ease concern about higher gasoline prices, Bloomberg reported. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort index…Read More
SHAZAM launches mobile payments app for banks
SHAZAM launches mobile payments app for banks
SHAZAM Inc., a Johnston-based company that operates the SHAZAM electronic funds transfer network, has launched a new mobile point-of-sale payments application for financial institutions and merchants. The application,…Read More
Kum & Go’s Folden announces retirement
Kum & Go’s Folden announces retirement
Kum & Go LC Chief Operating Officer Dennis Folden has announced that he plans to retire from the company this summer. Folden has worked at Kum & Go…Read More