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The question is, where exactly are you going to keep 750 gallons of gasoline while you wait to use it? Unless you have about 20 standard 35-gallon trash drums sitting around your house and a lot of spare time - you’re going to need to find another way to store all that gas. Enter stage [...]

Sean Sez: A new segment on A-Train Finance written by none other than Mr. Sean Sullivan. Enjoy.

America is falling apart. The Dow has lost over 5000 points in the last year alone and venerable institutions that were perhaps taken for granted in better times are dissolving in front of us. Wall Street has taken the [...]

At this point, not even the most stubborn of optimists can argue against the fact that we are in a recession. As thousands of jobs are being cut and the stock market sinks to lows not seen since the 90’s, being prepared for the worst is an absolute necessity. Here are 10 ways [...]

The St. Louis Fed has created this presentation to help people understand just what exactly it is that the Fed does.  It was linked to from a case study in one of my CFP prep units and I thought I would share it with all of you.  It explains ‘In Plain English’ what the Fed [...]

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 [...]