A Personal Touch

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Living in an age of the internet, jet travel and mobile communication has its advantages by making our planet of seven billion people seem a bit smaller.  Social media in particular continues to shrink our world by providing multiple means to connect electronically with anyone anywhere. We are also more and more interconnected economically.  For example, [...]

Your Estate Planning Portfolio

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What are the most critical pieces of personal information for you to compile and organize?  For our client event on February 7 and 9, Jennifer Carlson, an estate planning attorney in Council Bluffs, presented as our guest speaker. One of the most caring things you can do for your loved ones is to prepare a portfolio [...]

You Are Invited to Our Client Event This Week

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“Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way”  is an informational meeting for the public which will be held on February 7 and then again on February 9.  Jennifer Carlson, an estate planning attorney in Council Bluffs, will be our guest speaker. Do you know about the most effective vehicle for carrying out your estate planning goals?  [...]

“Trading Up” Seminar

Strategy and planning future

As you start out the new year, have you made any resolutions yet? We invite you to participate in our “Trading Up” Seminar on Saturday, January 14, from 9:00 am to noon.  The seminar will be held at First Christian Church, which is located at   20794 Highway 92 (at the intersection of Highway 92 and State Orchard [...]

Season’s Greetings from Dickinson Investment Advisors

Season's Greetings 2011

Each of us here at Dickinson Investment Advisors wants to wish you and your family special greetings during this holiday season. It is meaningful as we begin this new year to reflect on the people and events that have impacted our lives over the past year, and we want you to know how much each of you mean to us.  [...]

2011 4th Quarter Newsletter

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Click the image to view the 2011 4th quarter newsletter in PDF format. To see an archive of past newsletters, please visit http://www.dickinsoninvestments.com/newsletters.

Check Out Our New Website

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We have upgraded our website for you! All of our communication with you is based on our commitment to add value to your life.  As such, our value proposition is this: Dickinson Investment Advisors provide planning and investment services that are tailored to your unique needs and life circumstances, with a goal of achieving wise [...]

Market Health Outlook – 3rd Quarter 2011

The markets continue to be on pins and needles as global/government issues continue to make investors nervous.  Beyond these sovereign concerns, there is good reason to believe slow modest growth is the most likely path of our economy, but every bit of good or modest news tends to get ignored.  The markets seem to be [...]

Let Me Be Honest With You

Ron Dickinson

I want to be succinct – because you already know. Everything is not OK. We are in a very emotional and volatile economic environment. The world is not going to end. The future is going to change, and the longer we resist changing the more difficult it becomes. You have a well-designed portfolio. It is [...]

Commenting on Washington Politics

Ron Dickinson

      Our leaders in Washington D.C. continue to battle over the debt limits.  From an outsider’s perspective, it’s beginning to look childish.  The bottom line is that as much as the opposing parties don’t like each other, a deal will get done. Both parties will claim victory. There are two problems occurring at [...]