Archive for August 2012
The Elbert Files: Peregrine problem: Regulatory structure
The failure of Russell Wasendorf’s Cedar Falls-based Peregrine Financial Group Inc. is a disgrace of shameful proportions.
The $200 million missing from Peregrine is far less than the billons lost (or taken) by Bernie Madoff, …
Read MoreGUEST OPINION: What’s luck got to do with it?
I was one of 1,400 people who had the chance to hear Jim Collins’ talk about his book “Great by Choice” at the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s 2012 conference in June. I was …
Read MoreBERKO: Will Boeing soar or sour?
Dear Mr. Berko:
I bought 150 shares of Boeing this year at $66, and I think I may have made a mistake. I’m not sure if I should continue to own Boeing, and it’s nagging …
Read MoreSales: Burned out or just hating it?
I just read an article about someone’s totally bogus opinion of “job burnout.” It made me realize some people actually are (or think they are) “burned out.”
A quick search on Amazon revealed 580 books …
Read MoreMcLellan: Prep for great public speaking
They say that our greatest fear – once you eliminate death as a choice – is public speaking. And yet many of us are called to take that plunge on a regular basis. Whether we …
Read MoreStudy: Des Moines bus system lags in suburbs
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) bus system lags slightly behind other Midwestern cities according to a Brookings Institution study published July 11. The study looked at on how well public transit connects …
Read MorePrincipal CEO steps up wellness efforts with running challenge
Larry Zimpleman is getting more of his colleagues at Principal Financial Group Inc. to lace up their running shoes and hit the streets. As part of a companywide wellness challenge this spring, Principal’s president and …
Read MoreBERKO: Rite Aid has wrong management formula
Dear Mr. Berko:
In 1986, you told me to buy five shares of Apple Inc., and I did at about $40 a share. It has split three times, and my first five shares have turned …
Read MoreBERKO: Gambling with your money
Dear Mr. Berko:
I have about $77,000 in a savings account, which earns less than 0.75 percent, and really need to improve my income. A broker I use occasionally recommends an Australian stock called Tattersalls, …
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