Observations

A year ago, at this time, the Des Moines real estate market was in its final push of business before the holiday and end-of-year slowdown. We were on a track that would result in just [READ MORE]

Today, more and more people want their investment dollars to do some good in the world. Should you, too, consider sustainable investing? And if you do, must you accept weaker returns from your investments? To [READ MORE]

Here are some simple ways to eliminate tire kickers. In any business, you’ll spend a certain amount of time on clients who will never pay you. Website designers quote jobs that never come to fruition. [READ MORE]

In 1959, a new television show premiered on CBS called The Twilight Zone. The title of the first episode was “Where is Everybody?” After the famous opening, the narrator begins “The place is here, the [READ MORE]

Now that summer is winding down, it will soon be “back-to-school” time. When children are young, your logistics for the new academic year may involve little more than a trip to buy school supplies. But [READ MORE]