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Meta Financial Group board of directors announces changes

Chairman James Haahr will retire Sept. 30 from the boards of directors of Meta Financial Group Inc. and MetaBank, which is a company subsidiary.

On Oct. 1, J. Tyler Haahr, president and CEO, will start …

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Free checking is on the wane

Forty-five percent of non-interest checking accounts are free, down from 65 percent in 2010 and the peak of 76 percent in 2009, according to Bankrate.com, which provides a variety of banking industry analysis. The decline …

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Berkshire plans stock buyback

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will repurchase shares for as much as 110 percent of their book value, saying the stock is undervalued after falling 17 percent this year. The shares jumped today in early …

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‘Blue Zones’ information on the way

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Healthways and Blue Zones have announced two ways Iowans can learn more about the Blue Zones Project. An informational webinar for community leaders and the general public will be …

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Principal joins with discount dental provider

The first licensed discount dental plan in California, New Dental Choice, has become a national presence with the addition of Principal Financial Group Inc.’s Principal Dental Access Network.

New Dental Choice helps provide more affordable …

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BERKO: Depression prediction makes a strong case

Dear Mr. Berko:

Are you still close with Harry Dent? Didn’t you write a bimonthly stock market service with him in the late 1980s and the early 1990s?

What do you think of his new …

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BERKO: Bonds are part of the Greek tragedy

Dear Mr. Berko:

I’ve been asked to join a partnership of like-minded people, many of whom live in Central Florida and believe that Greek bonds have significant profit potential because their low market prices are …

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G20 bankers pledge to calm financial storm

Officials from the world’s major economies on Thursday pledged to prevent Europe’s debt crisis from undermining banks and financial markets and said the euro zone’s rescue fund could be bolstered, Reuters reported.

Under pressure from …

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BERKO: Bank of America needs help beyond Buffett

Dear Mr. Berko:

Warren Buffett invested $5 billion in Bank of America Corp. He seems to be a shrewd investor. I want to invest about $15,000 in a bank stock with a three- to five-year …

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Will Congress try to restructure the 401(k)?

Congress has begun exploring ideas for reinventing the 401(k) retirement savings plan – partly to address a huge retirement savings gap facing many Americans, but also to shore up the public coffers.

Last week, the …