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Stimulus Checks Stimulate . . . ScammersAnticipation about the incoming economic stimulus checks is spurring a number of e-mail and telephone scams by scammers pretending to be from the IRS -- so citizens should beware. ...continue |
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Economic Stimulus Package Excludes Many Immigrant FamiliesWhen Congress passed an economic-stimulus package giving hefty rebates to most taxpayers, it tried to make sure that illegal immigrants didn't get any of the cash. But in doing so lawmakers inadvertently penalized hundreds of thousands of legal U.S. residents -- and tens of thousands of U.S. troops stationed overseas -- simply because their spouses lack a Social Security number. ...continue |
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Successful Retirement Is a Top Goals Amongst Hispanic AmericansToday, Prudential Financial, Inc. released a new survey on the financial attitudes and behaviors of Hispanic Americans. According to the Hispanic Americans on the Road to Retirement research report, retirement is very much on the radar of middle-class Hispanic Americans -- a vast majority of whom have taken steps to provide for their futures. ...continue |
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Hispanic Scholarship Fund: 'Speaking the Language of Business'By awarding a whopping 82,000 college scholarships worth more than $221 million, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund may be breaking all records for nonprofit success. Founded in 1975 to boost college education among U.S. Hispanics, the fund has changed the lives of tens of thousands of Hispanic students. As the nation's preeminent organization supporting Hispanic higher education, and one of Hispanic Business magazine's Top 25 nonprofits, the fund reportedly is a model of efficiency and results. ...continue |
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When Will I Get My Stimulus Check? Well, 7.7M Already Have . . .Today, the Department of the Treasury announced that in its first official week of sending out stimulus payments, approximately $7.1 billion was distributed to about 7.7 million Americans. The payments were originally scheduled to be sent out starting May 2, but the department was able to get a jump on the gun. Received yours yet? Then you're utilizing direct deposit. If you're not slated for electronic payments . . . well, as they say, patience is a virtue. ...continue |
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Ready . . . Set . . . Refinance!Are you itching with refi fever? It's as natural as it is contagious. Home mortgage rates hit a multiyear low back in February. It didn't help the housing market lift itself out of its slump--there are still way too many homes on the market for that to stabilize. However, for those sitting on relatively high home loan rates (especially those who with adjustable-rate mortgages) mortgage refinancing is a reasonable consideration. Tips on doing so follow. ...continue |
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E-Trade CFO And General Counsel ResignE-Trade Financial Corp. late Friday said Chief Financial Officer Robert Simmons will resign from his position by May 9, and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Arlen Gelbard resigned from his position, effective April 22. ...continue |
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Treasury's Kimmitt Says Stimulus Package Will Help Create New JobsTreasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt said today that the stimulus package will help to create new jobs. He indicated that the stimulus package will help to create new jobs, and it is anticipated that 500,000 to 600,000 jobs will be created by the year's end. President Bush announced today that the rebate checks' distribution would start earlier than anticipated. ...continue |
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Bush: Treasury to Begin Issuing Stimulus Tax Rebates Next WeekGood news for some--stimulus checks are ahead of schedule. U.S. President George Bush said the U.S. Treasury expects to make the first electronic deposits to taxpayers from the fiscal stimulus package on Monday, five days early. ...continue |
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Hemlines Doing Their Part for the EconomyEconomic legend asserts that skirts get shorter when the economy gets tighter. Flirty fashions brighten a dismal economic landscape, clothing makers save on fabric costs, and looking upon more leg makes folks happier, the theory goes. Another economic legend, also sometimes called "hemline theory," asserts the opposite. What's the reality of the situation? In truth, neither theory seems to have legs. ...continue |
