Archive for September 2012
The DeWaay ’empire’ slips away
Investment broker Donald DeWaay shifted money from one of his many financial services companies to others in order to pay the mortgage on a $20 million campus in Clive he hoped would become the “Mayo …
Read MoreFiscal cliff tops eurozone as U.S. fund managers’ top worry
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Girls Night in the Village Sept. 20
The John Stoddard Cancer Center will host Girls Night in the Village, a cancer awareness event in the East Village on Thursday at 5 p.m. The event kicks off at the State Historical Building with …
Read MoreStudy: Middle class Americans reluctant to use financial counselors
Nearly half of all middle-income Americans do not seek the advice of an investment counselor, according to a study released Tuesday by the Consumer Federation of America and Primerica Inc.
Some 45 percent of Americans whose annual …
Read MoreTHE ELBERT FILES: What’s our megaregion?
America was divided into colonies during the 1700s and into states in the century that followed. Regional groupings among adjacent cities and across state lines began appearing in the 20th century as a tool for …
Read MoreSouthridge Mall announces new retailers, updates renovation plans
As Southridge Mall continues to undergo renovations, The Macerich Co., which owns and manages the property, announced today that the mall will add five new retailers between this holiday season and spring of 2013.
New …
Read MoreKohls’ hiring larger holiday staff
Kohls Department Stores on Tuesday announced plans to hire more than 52,700 part-time employees to work during the pre-Christmas sales season, reports CNNMoney.
That amounts to an average of 41 workers per store and an …
Read MoreUnited Way to offer financial help to low-income households
United Way of Central Iowa will partner with Wells Fargo Co. to provide multiyear financial counseling for low- and moderate-income households.
For the next three years, Wells Fargo will give United Way $100,000 each year …
Read More2011 home lending lowest level in 16 years
In 2011, the volume of home lending dropped 10 percent, hitting the lowest level since 1995, Reuters reported.
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, a group of U.S. regulators, published data on Tuesday showing that 7.1 million …
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