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Investment Education for the Individual Investor: AAII


AAII is a nonprofit organization that arms individual investors with the education and tools they need to build wealth. From stock investing to financial planning and retirement funding, AAII covers all your needs.

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Member Benefits Include:
Monthly AAII Journal
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AAII FEATURED AUDIO SEGMENT

AAII Featured Audio Segment
New tools, a new market, new players, and new rules are changing the investment process. Laszlo Birinyi, president of Birinyi Associates, Inc., shows you how to play in the new "game" in our new Featured Audio Segment.
 

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Add a Comment to an Article
The August AAII Journal, now online, offers an "Add a Comment" functionality. Read the latest issue and participate in a discussion by commenting on an article today!
 

AAII FEATURE

Achieving Financial Security by Conquering Personal Debt
Debt is a major hindrance to achieving financial security for many Americans. Learn tips on how to conquer debt be reading "Achieving Financial Security by Conquering Personal Debt".
 

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COMMENTARY

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AAII Commentary

This week, Paula Hogan takes a look at the theory of life-cycle investing and the importance of human capital.

FEATURED STOCK SCREEN

AAII Stock Screens
Buffett approach seeking "consumer monopolies" selling at a reasonable price. Two screens are presented, one with a focus on sustainable growth another based upon historical growth in earnings.
 YTD Return: 6.4%

SENTIMENT SURVEY

AAII Sentiment Survey Are you BULLISH?
AAII members are:

(as of 8/27/2008)
   Bullish: 30.68%
   Neutral: 23.86%
   Bearish: 45.45%
Submit your vote!

PORTFOLIO RETURNS (%)

  YTD 1-Year
Mutual Fund Portfolio -6.9 -3.4
Shadow Stock Portfolio -14.7 -26.5
Data as of 7/31/2008

Some people spend more time planning a two-week vacation than they do retirement planning."   ~ Anonymous

Retirement is a passage from one lifestyle to another. One way to think of the term "retire" is by placing a hyphen between the 'e' and the 't' and creating a new term—re-tire: To put on new treads.

Those who take the voyage seriously and do the right kind of retirement planning usually have a smoother trip and more fun.

Discussions with seasoned retirees indicate that there are many myths and misconceptions about retirement. Often you will hear these myths stated as fact. Here are some of the most common ones.


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