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Berko: Does Musk’s SolarCity stock shine?

Dear Mr. Berko: 

I want to invest in a solar energy/utility stock, and my broker recommended that I buy 200 shares of a company called SolarCity, which he says is run by the same person …

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ING U.S. to rebrand as Voya Financial

ING U.S. Inc. today announced that stakeholders of the company will begin to see the new Voya Financial name in use during the second quarter of this year. The name change represents a new era …

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FBL names new chief operating officer

FBL Financial Group Inc. announced that Richard Kypta, chief operating officer – life companies, will retire on March 1. John Currier Jr., currently chief actuary, will succeed Kypta upon his retirement. Currier (pictured), who is 43, joined …

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Fidelity & Guaranty’s CEO really likes downtown Des Moines

 

Lee Launer Jr., the CEO of Greater Des Moines’ newest insurance company, may someday call downtown Des Moines home in more than one way.

 

Following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for Fidelity & Guaranty …

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Berko: Understanding stock options

Dear Mr. Berko: 

Four months ago, I was allowed to buy in as a new member of a large, successful investment club. I’m being mentored by an older member, and next month we’re assigned to …

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Wealth is a family affair

A Des Moines-based firm has combined its financial advisory and tax consulting arms into a single operation to provide wealth management services for high-net-worth individuals and their families.

ONE Wealth Partners, a service offered by …

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Regulation grows, Iowa banks decline

More than 1,700 banks dotted the Iowa countryside prior to the passage of the nation’s first major banking law in 1913. At a relatively meager 31 pages, the Federal Reserve Act would have seemed a …

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Community banks enter a new era of regulation

Lincoln Savings Bank was all about making mortgages when it entered the Greater Des Moines market in 2010, just as the area was climbing out of the recession and the staggering blow it delivered to …

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Dear Malcolm Berko: Should I invest in 3-D technology?

Dear Mr. Berko: 

I remember that way back in 1988, a reader had $20,000 to speculate with, and you gave him a list of 11 cellular stocks to buy. You told him to invest $1,500 …

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Fewer global catastrophes recorded in 2013

Natural catastrophes caused global insured losses of about $31 billion in 2013, according to an analysis Munich Reinsurance Co. released on Tuesday, Business Insurance reported. (Registration required.)  That level of losses was far less than the …