Archive for November 2012
BERKO: Coins as inflation hedge?
Dear Mr. Berko:
I am 46 and hope to retire in 20 years. I want to invest about $50,000 in gold or silver or gold bullion or coins as an inflation hedge. Then, 21 years …
Read MoreBERKO: AARP annuity rate on the low side
Dear Mr. Berko:
I recently celebrated my 80th birthday. I’m fairly healthy, and I have a good monthly income from Social Security and two pensions, plus more than $286,000 in the bank earning almost nothing. …
Read MoreSnapshot: America’s veterans
Veterans are more likely to earn more money that the average American, are more highly educated, are less likely to be unemployed, but are nearly twice as likely to have some disability, according to the …
Read MoreThree tax proposals
Another tax to cover fee refunds?
It may seem ironic, but raising property taxes is one method Des Moines has proposed to refund $40 million in franchise fees – a fee that was created to …
Read MoreZeroing in on the gender gap
There’s something lacking in many of Iowa’s boardrooms, top offices and legislative committees: women.
A recent study by Nexus, an Iowa women’s networking group, shows that female business owners trail their male counterparts in entrepreneurial …
Read MoreAviva parent, U.S. subsidiary present different views of sales
Aviva USA officials are painting a much rosier picture of their company’s recent sales performance than is the company’s London-based parent, Aviva PLC, which this morning said it is actively seeking to sell its U.S. …
Read More80/35 festival set for July 5-6
The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition today announced the dates for next year’s 80/35 music festival. The festival will take place on July 5 and 6 at Western Gateway Park downtown.
Music will start at …
Read MoreDART administration set for move to Central Station
Administrative offices of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) will be closed on Friday, as the staff moves to DART Central Station at 620 Cherry St. The offices will reopen on Monday. Bus …
Read MoreMidAmerican purchases wind projects
MidAmerican Wind, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Renewables whose parent company is MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., announced that it has completed the acquisition of two wind energy projects from California Highwind Power, a subsidiary of Terra-Gen …
Read MoreGet to know Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa will host a networking event from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at Dos Rios Cantina and Tequila Lounge, 316 Court Ave., Des Moines.
There will be free appetizers, a cash bar …
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