A-Train Finance

First of all, I have to say congratulations to Barack Obama, the next President of The United States of America.  He ran a great campaign and he has allowed our country to show the world that at least 52.3% of us are looking for something different than what has been happening over the last eight [...]

Scottrade Discount Brokerage is running a promotion right now that until the end of October (31st) every account referral earns seven (7) free trades for both you and the person whom you referred.  That is a total of fourteen (14) free trades for a value of about $100 dollars combined.  If there is anyone that [...]

Too many times I’ve read posts of these personal finance bloggers that keep repeating their mantra ‘Well, it’s impossible to time the market so I’ll just invest my money whenever into an index fund.’
Fact: It is difficult for mutual fund and hedge fund managers controlling massive amounts of money to consistently beat the S&P500 [...]

Some of you may have noticed that I added a ‘forums’ link to the menu bar at the top of the page recently.  I’m currently testing out and prepping the discussion forms for use and it is ready for initial usage.  It’s very exciting for me to be able to provide a place for readers [...]

Whoa! Out of nowhere the Fed jumps in and cuts rates in between meetings! In a last minute attempt to save the US stock market from a recession, the Fed has now cut rates by 75 basis points to 3.50%. Hopefully this will offset the massive losses seen world wide in todays [...]