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Forget about GM stock; take a look into Intuitive


Dear Mr. Berko:

Please give me your thoughts on buying GM when it goes public. When will that happen and at what price? There seems to be a lot of demand for the new shares, …

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Neighborhood lender celebrates 20 years


Neighborhood Finance Corp. is celebrating its 20th year of providing loans to purchase and improve homes in Polk County neighborhoods.

The nonprofit mortgage lender traces its beginnings to a study commissioned in 1989 by the …

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Take a venture into Frontier


Dear Mr. Berko:

I’m looking at Frontier Communications after its buyout of Verizon’s land line business. The $1 dividend, according to Yahoo Finance, yields 14 percent, and I was thinking of buying 700 shares as …

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Don’t place a bet on anarchy


Dear Mr. Berko:

My broker has been telling me to sell all my stocks and buy gold. He believes the United States is on the path to anarchy, and my only protection is to move …

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Holmes Murphy ranked 22nd-largest broker


Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. has been named the 22nd-largest independent risk management and insurance brokerage firm in the United States, up from its 24th standing in 2009. The rankings are conducted annually by Business …

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Casey’s announces early results of stock repurchase

Casey’s General Stores Inc. will buy nearly 26 percent of its outstanding stock at $38 a share, based on preliminary results of a stock buyback plan.

The Ankeny-based convenience store chain said it will spend …

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Wells Fargo helps Habitat for Humanity

Wells Fargo & Co. will give $175,000 to Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity today to support the organization’s projects, including the upcoming Habitat 20/10 build, the Women’s Build and the CEO Build. The company …

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Cash-strapped loan programs hinder small businesses

Dozens of state programs that help small businesses get needed loans are in jeopardy, CNNMoney.com reported.

Though they cost relatively little to operate and are successful at helping create jobs, many of the programs, which …

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Wells Fargo follows Wachovia into the CMBS forest

Wells Fargo & Co. is plunging back into the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market that helped fell Wachovia Corp., the bank it bought in 2008 for $12.7 billion, Bloomberg reported.

Wells Fargo added more than …

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Credit card rules go into effect

New rules designed to protect credit card users from “unreasonable late payment and other penalty fees” went into effect Sunday as a result of the Wall Street reform bill, CNNMoney reported.

The rules block credit …