GET.com: 10 Things You Should Know About Claiming Tax Exemptions - IRS

GET.com Financial News & Opinions View this email in your browser 10 Things You Should Know About Claiming Tax Exemptions - IRS The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has just issued IRS Tax Tip 2016-08 that provides its top 10 important facts about claiming exemptions when you file your tax return. Exemptions are like deductions in that they reduce your tax obligation for the year. You can automatically claim exemptions for... Read in browser » Would You Like A Data Breach To Go With That Burger? The fast-food chain Wendy's has announced it is investigating a potential breach in its point-of-sale system that may have exposed it customers' credit and debit card information. Wendy's did not discover the breach. According to a Wendy's spokesperson, the company was alerted by the banks that... Read in browser » HSBC's Online Banking Service Brought Down By DoS Attack A denial of service attack has brought down the online personal banking portal of the London-based bank HSBC on a key day for British taxpayers. A spokesperson for HSBC said the bank had successfully defended against the attack, although it is still working to restore services completely. The... Read in browser » Identity Theft - FTC Offers Tools To Fight Back Identity theft is a most pernicious attack on your financial and emotional well-being. Not only can you be defrauded out of considerable sums of money, your credit history and credit score can suffer serious damage than can take months or years to fix. In an effort to better address the concerns... Read in browser » Mortgage Rates On Their Way Down January 2016 is closing with the lowest average mortgage rates in the past 3 months. However, despite the decreasing rates this past month, last year mortgage rates were much lower. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages dropped to 3.79% this week compared to 3.81% one week ago. One year ago at this time... Read in browser » Student Loans - How To Get Them If you want to know how to get a student loan because attending university or college can be expensive, you aren't alone. Tuition costs, living expenses, materials, and books prompt students to reach out for financial assistance. Although grants and scholarships can defray the costs of higher... Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Good News: Jobless Claims Drop Unexpectedly Highlights From Earnings Day On Wall Street Advertised University Employment Outcomes? Take Them With A Grain Of Salt Durable Goods Orders Fall 5.1 Percent In December Copyright © 2016 GET.com, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed on GET.com (previously known as DailyMarkets.com). Our mailing address is: GET.com 14 Wall St 20 Fl New York, NY 10005 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

GET.com: Good News: Jobless Claims Drop Unexpectedly

GET.com Financial News & Opinions View this email in your browser Good News: Jobless Claims Drop Unexpectedly The Department of Labor released data for the week ending January 23 showing that the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims dropped 16,000 from the previous week's revised level, to 278,000. The level for the week before was revised higher by 1,000 to 294,000 from 293,000. The... Read in browser » Highlights From Earnings Day On Wall Street Today is earnings day, when companies report their financial results for the last quarter of 2015 to Wall Street and anxiously await the reaction from the market. Despite a strong sell-off in early January and sense of pessimism about the prospects for equities in 2016, there were a few bright... Read in browser » Advertised University Employment Outcomes? Take Them With A Grain Of Salt The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against DeVry University which alleges the for-profit educational institution misled students about their chances of finding a job in their chosen fields and about the salaries they could expect after graduating. In its advertising, DeVry... Read in browser » Durable Goods Orders Fall 5.1 Percent In December The Census Bureau has released its Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders, revealing that orders and shipments declined in December 2015, while inventories rose for the month. Taken together, the numbers indicate a slight softening of economic activity at... Read in browser » Airport Lounge Clubs - 5 Ways To Save On Passes If you spend more time in airports than you do at home, you may, or may not, already know about airport lounges. For those who suspect that the tinted glass doors hold something special but aren't exactly sure how to access it, airport lounges offer a calmer, more secure and more relaxing... Read in browser » Good News: Federal Reserve Rates Remain Unchanged - For Now The Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve unanimously left the fed funds rate unchanged today. The rate remains in a range between 0.25 to 0.50 percent, a range that was established by the FOMC last month. Previously, the rate had remained 0 to 0.25 percent since 2008. The Fed... Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Retirement - Does It Have A Future? Americans Still Agree, Hard Work Makes The Difference IRS Cautions Consumers About Illegitimate Tax Preparers Pre-Nuptial Agreements - Do You Need One? Copyright © 2016 GET.com, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed on GET.com (previously known as DailyMarkets.com). Our mailing address is: GET.com 14 Wall St 20 Fl New York, NY 10005 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

GET.com: Retirement - Does It Have A Future?

GET.com Financial News & Opinions View this email in your browser Retirement - Does It Have A Future? The global bank HSBC has released the 9th edition of its Future of Retirement report, which finds that retirees the world over will have to rely more heavily on their own savings, rather than state-funded social security nets, to provide for themselves during an increasingly lengthy retirement.... Read in browser » Americans Still Agree, Hard Work Makes The Difference The insurer Allstate and the National Journal released the 25th annual Heartland Monitor Poll today, a survey which examines Americans' sentiments about the state of the economy, their financial security, education and home ownership. The poll found that despite an growing national dialogue about... Read in browser » IRS Cautions Consumers About Illegitimate Tax Preparers The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has just issued a new Health Care Tax Tip dealing with tax preparers and the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare). Americans who lack ACA-approved health insurance policies and who don't qualify for an exemption must pay a penalty tax for each month... Read in browser » Pre-Nuptial Agreements - Do You Need One? No one wants to think that their marriage will run into problems. Unfortunately, this happens all too often as roughly 50% of marriages end up in divorce. Only when a marriage ends do people realize what a financial nightmare a divorce can be, especially if they didn't plan for the possibility... Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Consumers Gaining Confidence In January What Facebook Has To Say About Millennials And Money Home Prices Now Higher Than Pre-Crash Peak White House Announces New Retirement Plan Proposals Urban, Suburban Or Rural – Does It Matter To Your Web-Based Business In The Internet Age? Copyright © 2016 GET.com, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed on GET.com (previously known as DailyMarkets.com). Our mailing address is: GET.com 14 Wall St 20 Fl New York, NY 10005 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list