AAII Investor Conference Audio

With the AAII Conference Audio Collection, subscribers receive unlimited access to viewpoints, investing insights and ideas from some of America’s most accomplished investment educators and professionals, all via streaming audio. AAII’s audio collection provides an easy and convenient way for you to learn more about investing. The audio can be played directly from AAII.com, downloaded to your computer, or played as an MP3 on any device of your choosing.


List of Speakers

Take a quick look at what these investment pros will teach you:

The Big Secret for the Value Investor
Joel Greenblatt, CIO of Gotham Asset Management, explains how you can beat the market by following an approach that relies on the principles of value investing, common sense and quantitative discipline. Along the way, he discusses how to find “investment value” and how markets really work.

Investment Outlook 2012: Time to Buy or Bail?
Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ, looks at what history says lies ahead for the equity markets in 2012. He also explores how economic and fundamental forecasts can alter the investment landscape of 2012 and beyond.

How ETFs Can Energize Your Portfolio
Tom Lydon, editor of ETF Trends, covers a range of information about exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including liquidity, investment opportunities, trading strategies, fixed income choices and trend following versus trading. Lydon provides research, strategies, and recommendations.

Panel Discussion: Best Strategies for the Individual Investor”
Matt Schifrin, editor of Forbes Newsletter Group, moderates a panel discussion with four Forbes newsletter writers that gives you a better understanding of how to position your capital for a profitable 2012. The panel discusses winning strategies for the year ahead, plus the best stock and fund investment ideas. The Forbes panel of experts includes: The Prudent Speculator John Buckingham; Marc Gerstein, editor of Forbes Low-Priced Stock Report; Ken Fisher, Forbes columnist and CEO of Fisher Investments; and fixed-income columnist Richard Lehmann.

Morningstar's Best Ideas for 2012 and Beyond
Christine Benz, director of personal finance at Morningstar Inc., discusses some of Morningstar’s best ideas for mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and individual stocks. Her presentation also includes portfolio management tips designed to combat inflation and the threat of higher taxes.

Karen C. Altfest, Ph.D.
"Building a Portfolio From Scratch"
Executive Vice President of Client Relations, Altfest Personal Wealth Management


Lewis J. Altfest, Ph.D.
"Stretching Performance in the New Economic Environment"
CEO, Altfest Personal Wealth Management


John Bajkowski
"Screening: The First Step to Finding a Winning Stock"
President, AAII


Christine Benz
"Morningstar's Best Ideas for 2012 and Beyond"
Director of Personal Finance, Morningstar Inc.


John Buckingham
"Navigating 2012: Stocks The Prudent Speculator Is Buying Now"
Editor, The Prudent Speculator


Don Cassidy
"How to Invest Now for Income Without Losing Your Principal"
President, Retirement Investing Institute


Marilyn Cohen
"Untethered Bond Investing"
Columnist, Forbes


Maria Crawford Scott
"Retirement Spending"
Former Editor, AAII Journal


Ken Fisher
"A Glimpse Into 2012"
CEO & Founder, Fisher Investments


Joel Greenblatt
"The Big Secret for the Value Investor"
Managing Partner & Co-CIO, Gotham Asset Management LLC


Mark Hulbert
"Lessons Learned From Over Three Decades of Tracking Investment Advisers’ Performance"
Editor, Hulbert Financial Digest


Chuck Jaffe
"Do Mutual Funds Still Work?"
Senior Columnist, MarketWatch


Paul Justice
"Emerging Markets: How and Why to Get Emerging Market Exposure"
Director of North American ETF Research, Morningstar Inc.


Michael Kahn
"Charting for Real People"
Columnist, Barron’s Online


Joe Lan
"Introduction to Stock Investor Pro"
Assistant Financial Analyst, AAII


Tom Lydon
"How ETFs Can Energize Your Portfolio"
Editor, ETF Trends


Mary Lyman
"What Investors Should Know About Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)"
Executive Director, National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships


Axel Merk
"Is Cash Losing Its Function as a Store of Value?"
President & Chief Investment Officer, Merk Investments


Charles Rotblut, CFA
"How to Get Lucky With Your Portfolio"
Vice President & AAII Editor, AAII Journal


Meir Statman
"What Investors Really Want: Lessons From Behavioral Finance"
Professor of Finance, Santa Clara University


Sam Stovall
"Outlook 2012: Time to Buy or Bail?"
Chief Equity Strategist at S&P Capital IQ,


Lauren Templeton
"Investing the Templeton Way"
Principal, Lauren Templeton Capital Management


Michael C. Thomsett
"Covered Calls: The Conservative Cash Cow Strategy"
Author, “Trading With Candlesticks”


Wayne A. Thorp, CFA
"Determining a Stock’s True Worth"
Editor, Computerized Investing & Financial Analyst, AAII


Jason White
"The Role of International Investing"
Portfolio Specialist, T. Rowe Price