The Individual Investor Wealth-Building Process Latest Archive

NEW Benefit for AAII Members: Exclusive Access to a “Collective Investor Brain”
October 13 2021 by Charles Rotblut
When developing the PRISM Wealth-Building Process, we wanted to remove the opacity of investing, simplify the process and give our members a unique investing plan to succeed.

The Three Levers for Growing Retirement Savings
November 19 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Retirement Savings Worksheet
November 19 2020 by Charles Rotblut
The retirement savings worksheet calculates the many ways you could save for retirement.

Summarizing Your Investing Plan
November 05 2020 by Charles Rotblut


An Overview of Your Wealth-Building Process
November 05 2020 by Charles Rotblut
The goal of the Individual Investor Wealth-Building Process is to create a comprehensive plan for how to invest.

The Processes I Use for Managing My Portfolio
October 29 2020 by Charles Rotblut


For Portfolio Reviews, Look at Only What You Need To
October 22 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Portfolio Review Checklist
October 22 2020 by Charles Rotblut
How you review your portfolio has a significant impact on whether you achieve your goals.

Two Simple Ways to Avoid Estate Planning Problems
October 15 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Life Stage Changes Checklist
October 15 2020 by Charles Rotblut
A key part of the portfolio review process is to consider whether your goals and/or tolerance for risk has changed.

Key Estate Planning Information Worksheet
October 15 2020 by Charles Rotblut
Estate planning is commonly thought of in terms of wills, powers of attorney and trusts.

Two Retirement Withdrawal Strategies
September 24 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Retirement Withdrawal Planning Worksheet
September 24 2020 by Charles Rotblut
Retirees using the 4% rule or the AAII Level3 withdrawal approach have a few considerations to take into account.

Implementing Your Portfolio Strategy
September 17 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Guidelines for Adding and Removing Stocks, Part 2
September 10 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Guidelines for Adding and Removing Stocks, Part 1
September 03 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Considerations for Picking a Mutual Fund or ETF
August 27 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Stocks, Funds or Both?
August 20 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Portfolio Composition and Notes Worksheet
August 20 2020 by Charles Rotblut
It is helpful for investors to keep track of why they are holding certain investments and how they will be monitored. Writing down the specific reasons provides clarity. It also reduces the influence emotions have on the decision-making process about whether to hold or sell.

Investment Expense Tracking Worksheet
August 06 2020 by Charles Rotblut


What Type of Individual Investor Are You?
July 16 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Revising Our Asset Allocation Models
July 09 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Comparing the Five Major Categories of Stocks
June 25 2020 by Charles Rotblut


How Much Could You Gain or Lose in One Year?
June 18 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Our Revised Risk Tolerance Worksheet
June 11 2020 by Charles Rotblut
We attempted to address these in our first risk tolerance worksheet. After members shared their thoughts and observations with us, we revised the worksheet and its grid for assessing risk tolerance.

Assessing Your Risk Tolerance
June 04 2020 by Charles Rotblut
An AAII worksheet designed to help you assess your risk tolerance.

Two Key Factors Influencing Your Risk Tolerance
June 04 2020 by Charles Rotblut


Our Five Step-Process for Creating a Personalized Investing Plan
May 28 2020 by Charles Rotblut
An overview of AAII’s new process for helping you build and maintain wealth.

Identifying and Prioritizing Your Financial Goals Worksheet
May 28 2020 by Charles Rotblut
An AAII Worksheet designed to help you organize your thoughts about what your financial goals are and the priority each should be assigned.

Why Is Money Important to You?
May 28 2020 by Charles Rotblut