General Electric:Viewpoint Today

It just is today the most resilient economic system on earth,GE CEO Jeff Immelt said of the United States.The stakes are so darn high for the country and for all of us.Nervous laughter is a bad strategy.
We're asking for the same territorial system that our global competitors have.We're kind of like the last American company that competes in the fields that we're in.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has been consistent to his word.It's not bad to have one person in power who's been more or less consistent since 2007.
If the fiscal cliff happens,that's a failure of governance-and it shouldn't happen,Mr.Immelt added.
Jeff Immelt,56,has been leading GE,the world's third largest company,since September 7,2001.He has been named to Barron's "World's Best CEOs" list three times.Mr.Immelt is also head of the President's Jobs Council.
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Midwesterner Garners Barron's Distinction

Don Dewaay of Dewaay Capital Management in Clive,Iowa,was the first Iowan named to Barron's Top 100 Financial Advisors,coming in at #58.The competition for the honor was formidable,Mr.Dewaay noted,and Midwesterners are too often overlooked for recognition,which made this honor all the more special.Dewaay Capital Management provides wealth portfolio management services to affluent clients,corporations and charitable foundations,managing over 650 million dollars for clients throughout the U.S.Mr.Dewaay was one of only 10 independent advisors named to the list,which is dominated by large national wire house firms.Independent advisor firms are a breed apart,Mr.Dewaay said,and he believes they represent the future of the industry.Unlike the large wire house firms,these professionals are driven entrepreneurs who built their practices with personal vision,principals and passion.That is rare in an often stodgy industry.I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity to represent the universe of independent advisors across the country,Mr.Dewaay remarked.
Honors are nothing new to Don Dewaay.He was also named to Barron's Top Iowa Advisor list;was the only Iowan on Medical Economics Magazine's Top 150 Advisors for Doctors 2009;made the 2008 Forbes Magazine Goldline Research's Top 10 Most Dependable Advisors in the Midwest;and received the Better Business Bureau Integrity Award.