On-Line Tax Information and Tax Filing Sites

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

Features
The Individual Investor's Guide to Personal Tax Planning for Tax Year 2009
Our annual tax and financial planning guide is designed to help you assess your current tax situation and plan for any changes that may improve your tax liability both this year and next.

The Best of the AAII Journal
On-Line Tax Information and Tax Filing Sites
The Web provides many resources for getting free tax information, plus there are a number of Web sites that offer free on-line tax preparation services.

Offbeat Offerings
Donor-Advised Charitable Mutual Funds
An investor reference for products that are not your typical offering. This issue's focus is on charitable gift-giving programs offered through mutual funds.

The Best of the AAII Journal
Low P/E Stocks With Positive Earnings Surprises
A starting point for investors. This issue's focus is on stocks that have had a significant positive quarterly earnings surprise since September, and that sport a below-average forward price-earnings ratio.

Stock Screens
Hagstrom's Buffett Approach to Analyzing a Stock as a Business
Whether you are looking to buy a company, or just purchase shares for your portfolio, a fundamental approach begins with an understanding of the value of a business--the Warren Buffett approach. In his book, "The Essential Buffett," Robert Hagstrom argues that it is possible to duplicate Buffett's approach. A look at screening for stocks using Hagstrom's Buffett approach.

Departments
AAII Journal 2009 Index of Articles
Our annual index of all articles that have appeared in the AAII Journal during 2009.

AAII Tax Guide
The Individual Investor's Guide to Personal Tax Planning for Tax Year 2009
Our annual tax and financial planning guide is designed to help you assess your current tax situation and plan for any changes that may improve your tax liability both this year and next.