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Editor's Note
Editor's Note
A message from the editor of the AAII Journal.

Features
Deficits, the Fed, and Rising Interest Rates: Implications for Bond Investors
Making your bond portfolio more, not less, diverse is the best strategy given the uncertain outlook for interest rates.

Investor Professor
Bond Terminology
Bond terminology, some of the common terminology used to explain bonds, here is a brief primer.

The First Cut
Attractively Priced Dividend Growth
Identifying high-yield stocks with a record of dividend growth.

Beginning Investor
The Benefits of Modern Portfolio Theory
It is possible to both lower risk and generate higher returns at the same time.

Financial Planning
Sorting Through Your Portfolio Mail
Account statements, annual reports, prospectuses and proxy materials all contain important information that should be looked at.

Investment Offerings
Equity-Indexed Annuities
These annuities offer returns linked to a stock index.

Trading Strategies
Using Sell Signals to Improve Results
Cutting losses, protecting gains and looking for sell signals in individual stocks can make a big difference in investing results.

Portfolio Strategies
Sustaining Wealth in an Uncertain Environment
Successful wealth management involves controlling expenses, finding good values and assessing how much risk can be taken.

Stock Screens
O'Shaughnessy's Tiny Titans Screen
This strategy finds low-valuation micro-cap stocks with positive relative momentum.

Member News
Member News
An inside look at new developments at AAII over the last year and our upcoming Web site redesign.