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How Bankers Trust Uses Community Capital

You can say what you want about how "big is better" but, in reality, being connected wins the day. Betty Ridout is from the Windsor Heights location of Bankers Trust. We talked about being truly "local", what it means to be invested in a community and how that investment is truly the capital of a community.  Enjoy!Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

The Export/Import Bank and Iowa

There has been so much misinformation about the Export/Import Bank we decided to reach out to our friends at Forbs Export Services to see if we couldn't find a thread that helps Iowa businesses. We did and here is that conversation with Adrienne Baughman & Stacy Timperley from Forbs. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Talking Angels with Mike Colwell

This week the Plains Angels, an investment group based in Iowa, said in a release they had sent $2.4 million in start up investment to seven start-ups. Five from Iowa and two from neighboring states. Mike Colwell from the Business Innovation Zone reviewed each new company and talked about an upcoming event for next Wednesday.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Investing with Brent, Scott and Principal Financial

A number of weeks ago Michael met Scott Venerable of R&D Plan Specialists of Principal Financial. After a couple of meetings and conversations about how Scott and his partner Brent Williams work we invited them to the News Hour to talk about creating wealth by...listening. Here is that conversation:Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Reverse Mortgages and The Money Store

At one time there was a lot of buzz about reverse mortgages so when we heard from Kevin Stillman who represents The Money Store here in Iowa we were interested to learn more.  First, what is The Money Store and is a reverse mortgage the right tool for you?  We asked:Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Christopher Seuntjens on Gold and Rare Coins

He started out collecting coins as a hobby and, much the way hobbies go, coins, jewelry and gold made their way into a long career.  Christopher Seuntjens from Christopher's Fine Jewelry, Rare Coins and Gold talks about that trip and a special event coming to Altoona this Sunday! (July 6th).Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Investing, Retirement and Business

We hosted our friend Matt Knifel from Edward Jones of Windsor Heights and talked a bit about his business, the business of investing and a tip or two about staying in the market long term.  Here is that conversation.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

NestMint - Funding for Start-Ups

There is a point where a good idea for a business might die simply because the entrepreneur can't quit his/her "day job" to pay full attention to the idea.  Enter the new fund NestMint. In this broadcast our friend Mike Colwell from the Business Innovation Zone talks about this private funding source, how it works and how to get started. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

The Des Moines Metro Tech World with Marco Santana

We continue our "All Tech Thursday" discussion with Marco Santana from the Des Moines Register. We visit about the "Tri-Techta" that went on this week from the Iowa Technology Association: The Prometheus Awards, Pitch & Grow and I2Iowa and more.  And, yes, we did lots and lots of "name dropping"!Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Insight on Business with Michael Libbie 6 November 2013

This is
Insight on Business the News Hour for Wednesday, November 06, 2013 with Michael Libbie. Each day, Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT we bring you the business news of the day along with interesting interviews with news-makers and business people from established to start-ups. In this podcast we strip out the news and bring you the business interviews of the day. Today we make welcome
two guest to the IOB Studios:  Ernest
Phillips of TUG Coaching and Training. 
One of the toughest things about business is…building relationships with
employees/consumers/fellow workers. 
We’ll talk about that with Ernest in the first half hour.  Then, we’ll make welcome Adam Obrecht the owner of AO Wealth Advisory.  We’re going to talk
about his small business, how he works with business and individuals and what
gifting can mean for…everyone involved. 
Adam Obrecht in the second half hour.  (We also got in a couple of questions about the Urbandale School District.  Adam is the President of that school board.) Connect with the News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and our Facebook Page for photos, videos and more is right here.  We're live M-F on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.