MONEY

ESOPs Put Employees In the Owner’s Seat

BY STEVE DINNENBuilding a successful business is tough. Selling it can be equally challenging. ...

In Iowa, College Savings Plans Can’t Yet Be Used for K-12

BY STEVE DINNENAs of Jan. 1, the new federal tax law allows college savings ...

Services Ease the Way Through College Application

BY STEVE DINNENTuition and room/board at a top Ivy League university now runs about ...

Guest Opinion: 4 High Impact Portions of Tax Bill to Watch

BY KENT KRAMER, CFP®, AIF®, Chief Investment Officer at Foster Group It appears that ...

Is this unclaimed $405,000 yours?

BY STEVE DINNENThe Great Iowa Treasure Hunt remains at your disposal to claim your ...

Blumenthals lead by example in giving

BY STEVE DINNENDon and Margo Blumenthal are what you might call activist philanthropists. When ...

Snowbirds Find Iowa Banks Down South

BY STEVE DINNENBanks, it seems, are snowbirds, too.If you run low on cash in ...

Sunny Spots Beckon as Winter Homes for Iowans

BY STEVE DINNENJohnny Danos and Teresa Van Vleet-Danos didn’t just wander into Rancho Mirage, ...

Reverse Mortgage Not Worst Idea, But Think Hard

BY STEVE DINNENNow that the government has tightened rules on reverse home loan mortgages ...

Divorce With Decorum: A Way to Minimize Conflict

BY STEVE DINNENIt’s still pretty much a 50-50 proposition whether a marriage will last ...