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Top AAII Articles
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AAII Staff
Our 31st annual mutual fund guide provides information and performance statistics on more than 1520 funds.
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Wayne A. Thorp, CFA
2011 Year-End Screening Review
Last year’s market turbulence hurt, with the AAII screens posting a median loss of 3.8%. Twenty-four screens did post gains, however, led by the T. Rowe Price screen.
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John Bajkowski
Consensus: Stocks That Pass the Most Screens
The 23 stocks that pass four or more of the screens tracked on AAII.com.
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Joe Lan
Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis
Learn what the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement are and how they are interconnected.
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Model Portfolios
Throughout the year, AAII updates you on the holdings, performance and investment strategy behind our research portfolios.
| Annualized Return | |||
| Model Portfolio | YTD Return | 1-Year Return | 5-Year Return |
| Shadow Stock | 6.3% | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Mutual Fund | -1.7% | -1.7% | 0.9% |
| ETF | -3.7% | -3.7% | -1.8% |
| Data as of 12/31/2011. | |||
AAII Stock Screens
117.4%
Current Top Return (2011)
T. Rowe Price
Other Top Leaders:
- 21.6% Dreman With Est Revisions
- 21.2% Stock Market Winners
- 19.5% MAGNET Simple
Sign Up to Receive Local Chapter Meeting Invites
AAII Local Chapters offer investment education to members in a "person to person" social setting located in your own community.
Recent meetings have included:
"Nest-Egg Survival: Investing and Spending in Retirement"Maria Crawford Scott, Former editor, AAII Journal
"Today's Investment Outlook"Sam Stovall, Chief investment strategist, S&P Equity Research Services
"The Importance of Tax Diversification: What You Need to Know"Christine Fahlund, senior financial planner, T. Rowe Price, Inc.
Retirement Planning: Misconceptions About Life in Retirement
"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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