Archive for February 2012
BERKO: Bank of America too big for its britches
Dear Mr. Berko:
I’d like to buy 3,000 shares of Bank of America for a long-term investment. Please give me your opinion on this stock. If you don’t like it, would you recommend another bank …
Read MoreBERKO: Bucolic banks beat bumbling behemoths
Dear Mr. Berko:
The big New York money center bank stocks look like they are selling at attractive prices. I have about $43,000 in my brokerage money market account that my broker thinks I should …
Read MoreGITOMER: The department to avoid
Disclaimer: The following column is a reality and a strategy, NOT defamation or a tactic.
THE CONCEPT: Why purchasing and procurement departments should be avoided and how to do it.
THE REALITY: Purchasing and procurement …
Read MoreMCLELLAN: How not to become the PR disaster poster child
We all watched with fascinated horror as the train wreck of Susan G. Komen for the Cure vs. Planned Parenthood unfolded last week. I’m not going to get into the politics of either organization or …
A CLOSER LOOK: Andy Stoll
What exactly does Andy Stoll do? Even he has a hard time nailing that down. Most recently, he helped launch a statewide initiative called StartupIowa, part of the StartupAmerica partnership to help entrepreneurs find resources. …
5 ways to protect your business from online attacks
It’s probably no surprise that hackers can and do take advantage of businesses. Sometimes hacking can be a way to obtain personal information. Other times, it can just be a way to wreak havoc and …
The Partnership
There’s a new partnership forming in downtown Des Moines – and it’s between Jay Byers and Gene Meyer.
But it’s an unlikely pairing that even the duo didn’t see coming during the six-month search for …
Read MoreWho are the tech investors
Milt Milloy knows his reasoning is a little, well, hokey, as he puts it.
His job as a stock analyst at Principal Financial Group Inc. was eliminated in September, which he saw as a blessing …
Read MoreMary Sellers named new United Way president
Mary Sellers has been named the new president of the United Way of Central Iowa, the organization announced today.
Sellers will begin her new role on March 26.
Sellers, a former president and CEO of …
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