Briefly Noted

Stock Screens
Investing in Proven Growth Using CAN SLIM Revised
William O’Neil’s original CAN SLIM approach was based on analyzing the biggest stock market winners from 1953 to 1993. But the analysis was extended to 2001 and the criteria revised. A look at how our screen based on this revised approach has fared.

AAII Model Portfolios
Sub-Par Performance by Market in Pre-Election Year Drama
The Model Mutual Fund Portfolio did considerably better than the S&P 500 last year, coming in at 10.2%, but with disparity within the portfolio. Its superior performance was due to one fund.

Special Features
2008 Discount Broker Guide
AAII's annual survey can help you find the right broker. This year's survey covers 52 firms that refer to themselves as discount, 45 of which offer on-line trading.

Bonds
How to Buy Individual Bonds: A Fixed-Income Toolkit
Once you make the choice to invest in individual bonds, the question is: How do you buy them? Guidelines for evaluating Web sites and locating a bond broker.

Investor Professor
Extreme Anxiety: Evaluating Current Market Levels
It is easy to be swept up in deep market swings. But markets rarely stay at historical extremes. The big question is: What is "normal"? One practical approach is to examine relative fundamental values over time.

The First Cut
The First Cut: Navellier's Growth Stock Winners
A starting point for investors. This issue's focus is on stocks that meet Louis Navellier's eight tried-and-true fundamental factors.

Offbeat Offerings
Offbeat Offerings: Investing in Gold
An investor reference for products that are not your typical offering. This issue's focus is on gold investing.

Departments
Briefly Noted
Current news items of interest to individual investors.

Departments
Letters to the Editor
Member questions and comments on recent AAII Journal articles.