 Personal Finance Daily JANUARY 27, 2012 Friday's Personal Finance StoriesBy MarketWatch
Also on MarketWatch today, read in our SportsWatch column about a new app to let Facebook users rate Super Bowl commercials and share and discuss the ads with their friends. USA Today's Ad Meter has since 1989 ranked ads shown during the game, based on average ratings from a panel of viewers. Now the process for the first time will be open to members of one of the world's biggest social networks, who will see the results of their voting in real time. And speaking of Super Bowl ads — I'm sorry, I can't help myself — have you seen the Volkswagen video that teases its 2012 game-day commercial? Star Wars, dogs ... Yes, this Youtube video teaser has everything but kittens. It's titled "The Bark Side." May the force be with you. — Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance How to file your taxes for free Want to file your taxes for free? You can go with the IRS's Free File Alliance, or you can just go directly to some of the top tax-prep sites, many of which offer their basic services for free. Read more: How to file your taxes for free. Walking away from home may cost more The 2007 law that allows taxpayers to exclude from income the amount of debt that is forgiven or cancelled by their lenders doesn't expire until Dec. 31. Read more: Walking away from home may cost more. Facebook app to allow voting on Super Bowl ads Facebook has teamed up with USA Today on an app to let Facebook users rate Super Bowl commercials and share and discuss the ads with their friends. Read more: Facebook app to allow voting on Super Bowl ads. INVESTING 10 income-paying stocks that beat the crowd Stock investors no longer have doubts about dividends, and that's reason for some doubt, as many of these income-producing stocks have been discovered. Better to look for dividends among cash-rich companies that slip under yield-hunters' radar. Read more: 10 income-paying stocks that beat the crowd. Bond fund investors get a break Bond fund investors got a break this week, though it wasn't exactly what they wanted. Read more: Bond fund investors get a break. Natural-gas output cuts grow as prices languish Natural-gas producers have been announcing reductions to output levels lately, and that could be the start of a new trend that helps rejuvenate the fuel's prices, which have languished at unprofitable levels for many producers. Read more: Natural-gas output cuts grow as prices languish. ECONOMY & POLITICS One cheer for the economy The U.S. economy is still not growing nearly fast enough to bring down the unemployment rate and to create more opportunities for the people. Read more: One cheer for the economy. Economy expands 2.8% in fourth quarter The U.S. economy chalks up 2.8% growth in the final three months of 2011, propelled by increases in consumer spending and business inventories. While the growth rate in. Read more: Economy expands 2.8% in fourth quarter. Consumer sentiment rises in January for fifth gain A measure of consumer sentiment rose in January for the fifth straight monthly gain, according to data released Friday, as job gains helped put worries about U.S. government finances in the background. Read more: Consumer sentiment rises in January for fifth gain. Richmond Fed's Lacker explains FOMC dissent Jeffrey Lacker lays out rationale for why he doesn't agree with pledging to keep interest rates low for at least two more years. He also foresees the U.S. economy continuing to improve. Read more: Richmond Fed's Lacker explains FOMC dissent. Responsible gold mining within reach Sustainability standards can create enterprises that make gold mining more efficient, environmentally safer, and engender better working conditions. Read more: Responsible gold mining within reach. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m  MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2012 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111 |
Friday, January 27, 2012
Personal Finance Daily: At least you can file your taxes for free
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