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  • O’Shaughnessy: Tiny Titans Screen

    Companies with market capitalizations below $250 million, low valuations and strong price momentum make the cut for this screen.

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  • April Letters to the Editor

    Members comment on the top mutual funds, the Model Fund Portfolio, IRA rollovers and more.

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  • IRA Withdrawals: Who and How Much?

    It’s not just retirees who are taking withdrawals from IRAs. More than one out of five IRA owners aged 54 or younger made a withdrawal in 2011.

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  • Why Technical Analysis Matters

    Chart watching can help investors make better decisions. A five-step process can take a stock from an idea to a decision to buy or sell.

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Top AAII Articles

AAII Member Question

Previous Week’s Results
Do you think that the market is currently in a “biotech bubble”?
Yes:43%
No:57%

This Week's Question
AAII Member Question Relative valuation models assess the current price of an equity compared to some underlying fundamental factor relative to other companies. Absolute valuation assesses, independently of the price, the current intrinsic value of a company. Which do you use when analyzing companies?

A) Relative Valuation
B) Absolute Valuation
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Sentiment Survey

The AAII Investor Sentiment Survey measures members who are bullish, bearish, and neutral for the next six months.

AAII Sentiment Survey
Are you BULLISH?
AAII members are:
(as of 4/16/2014)
   Bullish: 27.22%
   Neutral: 38.53%
   Bearish: 34.25%
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AAII Discussions

Connect with other AAII Members by engaging in a discussion of various topics.

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AAII Model Portfolios

Throughout the year, AAII updates you on the holdings, performance and investment strategy behind our research portfolios.

Model Portfolio
(For Members Only)		 Annualized Return
YTD Return 1-Year Return 5-Year Return
Shadow Stock -3.4% 27.0% 42.3%
Fund 3.4% 19.1% 20.9%
Data as of 3/31/2014.

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AAII Stock Screens

Current Top Return (2014):
ADR Screen
25.2%

Other Top Leaders:

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Sign Up to Receive Local Chapter Meeting Invites

AAII Local Chapters offer investment education to members in a "person to person" social setting located in your own community.

Recent meetings have included:

"Nest-Egg Survival: Investing and Spending in Retirement"
Maria Crawford Scott, Former editor, AAII Journal
"Today's Investment Outlook"
Sam Stovall, Chief investment strategist, S&P Equity Research Services

"The Importance of Tax Diversification: What You Need to Know"
Christine Fahlund, senior financial planner, T. Rowe Price, Inc.

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Retirement Planning: Misconceptions About Life in Retirement

"Some people spend more time planning a two-week vacation than they do retirement planning."
—Anonymous

Retirement is a passage from one lifestyle to another. One way to think of the term "retire" is by placing a hyphen between the 'e' and the 't' and creating a new term—re-tire: To put on new treads.

Those who take the voyage seriously and do the right kind of retirement planning usually have a smoother trip and more fun.

Discussions with seasoned retirees indicate that there are many myths and misconceptions about retirement. Often you will hear these myths stated as fact. Here are some of the most common ones.

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