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Editor's Note
Editor's Note
A look at what's in the June 2011 AAII Journal.

Features
Picking the Right Stocks Using Charts
Charts can help you quickly identify the sectors, and stocks, benefiting from high levels of relative strength.

Hot Links
Analyzing Stock and Sector Price Momentum
These charting and ETF sites can help you analyze stock and sector price momentum.

First Cut
Relative Strength and Positive Surprises
Thirty stocks with improving price momentum, positive earnings surprises and rising earnings estimates.

Stock Strategies
Using SEC Filings to Identify Risk Factors
Potential problems in companies can be identified before they wreck havoc with your portfolio by looking at SEC filings.

Bonds
Seeking Tax-Free Income From Closed-End Funds
Closed-end municipal bond funds provide income that is exempt from federal taxes, but investors should be selective when choosing among them.

Bonds
Tug of War in the Bond Market
Investors worried about higher interest rates should be preemptive. Consider lowering duration and looking at variable-rate bonds.

Insurance Products
Life Insurance: Managing Premiums and Policy Maturity
Many participating whole life policies and universal life policies have death benefits that mature between ages 95 and 100, making routine management a necessity.

Stock Screens
Driehaus Screen for Growth and Momentum Stocks
Price and profit momentum are blended in this screening strategy to find potentially profitable investment ideas.

Member News
Member News
An inside look at new developments at AAII over the last year.

Beginning Investor
How Much Is Needed to Start Investing?
Commissions, fees and taxes can influence what your first investments should be.