The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

Bonds
EE Savings Bonds
EE Savings Bonds are low-risk, U.S. government-backed securities. Here's what you need to know before investing.

Investment Newsletters
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Lessons learned from monitoring newsletter performance over the last 30 years.

Investor Professor
Currency Exchange Rates: The International Wild Card
Think you're hot in the international markets? Think again--your high-flying returns may owe more to currency rate changes than to smart selections.

Stock Screens
The Foolish Approach to Small-Cap Stock Investing
The Foolish Small Cap 8 screen attempts to isolate profitable, rapidly growing small-cap firms using an approach originally developed by the The Motley Fool Web site.

Offbeat Offerings
Offbeat Offerings: EE Savings Bonds
An investor reference for products that are not your typical offering. This issue's focus is on government-backed EE Savings Bonds.

AAII Model Portfolios
Model ETF Portfolio: Stay the Course Despite Headwinds
The Model ETF Portfolio is lagging its benchmark due to its purposeful bias toward REITs, small-cap stocks and value stocks.

First Cut
The First Cut: Hot Technology Stocks
A starting point for investors. This issue's focus is on technology companies with sustainable growth potential.

Portfolio Strategies
Investment Products: If It Has to Be Sold, Don't Buy It!
Financial firms can add, at best, only a small value by buying and combining securities into a portfolio. Many investors haven't thought about this, but it explains why investments and products with commissions should be avoided.

Features
A Performance Tape Measure: How to Benchmark Your Portfolio
Is your fund portfolio on the right track to achieve your goals? Benchmarking provides a performance tape measure to see how well your funds have done individually and as a whole.

Departments
AAII Journal 2007 Index of Articles
An index of all articles appearing in the AAII Journal during 2007.

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