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What Do All Those Financial Planning Letters Mean?

BY STEVE DINNEN Meet Megan Rosenstiel, CFP and partner at West Des Moines-based financial ...

Conversions to Roth IRA Surge in Popularity

BY STEVE DINNEN The Roth IRA conversion has gained ground this year―a lot. Roth ...

International Summer Travel Takes a Hit

Above: COVID-19 has made lakes and parks the go-to vacation destinations this summer. BY ...

FICO Standards to be Overhauled This Summer

BY STEVE DINNEN Yes, we know your credit score is sky high. But just ...

Prenuptial Agreements: Yea or Nay?

BY STEVE DINNEN “I love you so very much. Will you marry me?” “Yes, ...

Moving Beyond the ‘Great Compression’

Above: Chris Cook, chief investment officer at West Des Moines-based wealth adviser Gilbert & ...

Local Perspective on Wild Market Opportunities

BY STEVE DINNEN Some spectacular fortunes have been made – and lost – since COVID-19 made ...

How the CARES Act Affects Your Retirement Savings

BY STEVE DINNEN   Important changes have come to your retirement savings accounts and income ...

What Is the Government Doing to Your Retirement Funds?

BY STEVE DINNEN  Retirement savings plans have sailed into some new waters lately, undergoing ...

Iowa Stocks and Investor Options: What Now?

Above: Our economic health has taken a beating under the coronavirus onslaught. The challege ...