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Getting Started
Navigating Through EDGAR: What to Look for on the SEC Web Site
One of the most useful Web sites for investors is the SEC's EDGAR, which contains required filings and forms of public corporations, with detailed financial disclosures. A guide to the the key filings.

Tax Strategies
8 Years Later, Same Old Questions: Evaluating Roth IRAs
Tax Strategies: It's been eight years since the introduction of the Roth IRA, but many taxpayers are still questioning whether they should contribute or convert to a Roth. A framework to evaluate Roth IRAs.

Top Web Sites
AAII's Guide to the Top Investment Web Sites, 8th Edition, 2004
Feature: Our picks for the top investment Web sites focus on those that provide investment information or services that are useful, substantial and available for free or at a reasonable price.

Stock Screens
The Best of Both Worlds: Value on the Move Screens
AAII Stock Screens: Most buyers want value for their money, but many stock investors also seek growth. How to combine value and growth measures to identify potential attractively priced companies that are also experiencing growth.

Investment Newsletters
Investor Sentiment Indicators: Quite Contrary?
Investment Newsletters: Does the market run contrary to investor sentiment? An examination of the relationship between the stock market and measures of investor sentiment indicates that there may be something worthwhile to contrarian analysis.

Stock Strategies
Navigating Through EDGAR: What to Look for on the SEC Web Site
Stock Strategies: One of the most useful Web sites for investors is the SEC's EDGAR, which contains required filings and forms of public corporations, with detailed financial disclosures. A guide to the the key filings.

Departments
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Current news items of interest to individual investors.