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Cara Scatizzi

author Image Cara Scatizzi is a former associate financial analyst at AAII.

Recent Articles

  • Do Convertible Bonds Fit Into Your Portfolio?

    AAII JOURNAL ● AAII HOW-TO,OFFBEAT OFFERINGS,BONDS ● June 2022

  • Mutual Fund to ETF Conversion

    AAII JOURNAL ● INVESTMENT OFFERINGS ● August 2010

  • Value on the Move: Screening for Low PEG Ratio Stocks

    AAII JOURNAL ● AAII STOCK IDEAS,VALUE INVESTING ● July 2010

  • Equity-Indexed Annuities

    AAII JOURNAL ● INVESTMENT OFFERINGS ● June 2010

  • O'Shaughnessy's Tiny Titans Screen

    AAII JOURNAL ● AAII STOCK IDEAS ● June 2010

  • Quicken Essentials for Mac

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● May 2010

  • Quicken Essentials for Mac

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● May 2010

  • Comparison: Tax Preparation Services

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● April 2010

  • Faith-Based Investing

    AAII JOURNAL ● INVESTMENT OFFERINGS ● April 2010

  • Adjusting for the Real World: Testing Variations of Piotroski's Screen

    AAII JOURNAL ● AAII STOCK IDEAS ● April 2010

  • The Stockpiling Approach to Stock Trading

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● April 2010

  • Online Discount Brokers

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● April 2010

  • Price-Earnings Ratios

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● April 2010

  • Master Limited Partnerships

    AAII JOURNAL ● INVESTMENT OFFERINGS ● March 2010

  • The Top Comprehensive Web Sites

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● January 2010

  • “Risk-Wise” Risk Management

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● January 2010

  • State-Based Exchange-Traded Funds

    AAII JOURNAL ● INVESTMENT OFFERINGS ● January 2010

  • Donor-Advised Charitable Mutual Funds

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● December 2009

  • Inverse and Leveraged ETFs

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● November 2009

  • Finding Value Among the "Lows": The Walter J. Schloss Approach

    AAII JOURNAL ● VALUE INVESTING,AAII STOCK IDEAS ● October 2009

  • Adapting a Graham Disciple's Approach: AAII's Walter J. Schloss Screen

    AAII JOURNAL ● AAII STOCK IDEAS ● October 2009

  • The Individual Investor's Guide to Exchange-Traded Funds: 2009

    AAII JOURNAL ● FEATURE,EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS ● October 2009

  • I Savings Bonds

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● October 2009

  • Portfolio Management Software Programs

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● October 2009

  • Free Cash Flow

    AAII JOURNAL ● GROWTH INVESTING,COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● October 2009

  • Build America Bonds

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS,THE BEST OF THE AAII JOURNAL ● September 2009

  • Using Social Media for Investment Issues

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● August 2009

  • Using the Magic Formula for Investing

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● August 2009

  • Using the Magic Formula for Investing

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● August 2009

  • Investing in Commodities

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● July 2009

  • Mutual Fund Screening Services

    AAII JOURNAL ● MUTUAL FUNDS ● July 2009

  • Laddered Bond Portfolios

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● June 2009

  • 529 College Savings Plan

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● May 2009

  • Stock Screening With Walter Schloss

    AAII JOURNAL ● INVESTING GURUS,COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● May 2009

  • Life Cycle Funds

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● April 2009

  • On-Line Discount Brokers 2009

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● January 2009

  • Foreign Ordinaries

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● January 2009

  • Offbeat Offerings: Credit Union CDs

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● November 2008

  • Offbeat Offerings: Exchange-Traded Notes

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● October 2008

  • Offbeat Offerings: Mortgage-Backed Securities

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● September 2008

  • Comprehensive Web Sites

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● September 2008

  • Offbeat Offerings: LEAPS

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● August 2008

  • Offbeat Offerings: Certificates of Deposit

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● July 2008

  • On-Line Portfolio Managers

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● July 2008

  • Offbeat Offerings: Immediate or Income Annuities

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● June 2008

  • Offbeat Offerings: Treasury STRIPS

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● May 2008

  • Offbeat Offerings: Closed-End Funds

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS,CLOSED-END FUNDS ● April 2008

  • Offbeat Offerings: Investing in Gold

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS,ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS ● February 2008

  • Offbeat Offerings: Unit Investment Trusts

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● January 2008

  • Comparison: On-Line Discount Brokers 2008

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● January 2008

  • TaxCut Premium vs. TurboTax Premier

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● January 2008

  • Offbeat Offerings: EE Savings Bonds

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● November 2007

  • Offbeat Offerings: Fixed-Rate Capital Securities

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● September 2007

  • Comparison: Comprehensive Web Sites

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● September 2007

  • Offbeat Offerings: American Depositary Receipts

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● August 2007

  • Comparison: Portfolio Management Software Programs

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● July 2007

  • Offbeat Offerings: REITs

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● July 2007

  • Offbeat Offerings: Warrants

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● June 2007

  • Offbeat Offerings: Brokered Certificates of Deposit

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● May 2007

  • Comparison: Mutual Fund Screening Services

    AAII JOURNAL ● MUTUAL FUNDS ● May 2007

  • Tracking Company Webcasts

    AAII JOURNAL ● HOT LINKS ● May 2007

  • Offbeat Offerings: Preferred Stock

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS,PREFERRED STOCK ● April 2007

  • Offbeat Offerings: Equity Index-Linked Notes

    AAII JOURNAL ● OFFBEAT OFFERINGS ● February 2007

  • Comprehensive Web Sites

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● September 2006

  • Predicting the Market’s Future With O’Shaughnessy

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● September 2006

  • Comprehensive Web Sites

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● September 2006

  • "Predicting the Markets of Tomorrow": The James O'Shaughnessy Approach

    AAII JOURNAL ● STOCK STRATEGIES ● August 2006

  • Comparison: On-Line Portfolio Managers

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● July 2006

  • Bypassing the Broker: AAII's 2006 Guide to Direct Purchase Plans

    AAII JOURNAL ● DIVIDENDS,STOCK STRATEGIES ● June 2006

  • Bypassing the Broker: AAII's 2006 Guide to Direct Purchase Plans

    AAII JOURNAL ● DIVIDENDS,STOCK STRATEGIES ● June 2006

  • Graham's Long-Term Winning Approach for Enterprising & Defensive Investors

    AAII JOURNAL ● VALUE INVESTING,AAII STOCK IDEAS ● April 2006

  • How to Find Contrarians on the Web

    AAII JOURNAL ● HOT LINKS ● January 2006

  • Comprehensive Web Sites

    AAII JOURNAL ● COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ● September 2005

  • Web Sites for Screening Mutual Funds

    AAII JOURNAL ● HOT LINKS ● July 2005

  • Comparison: Mutual Fund Screening & Analysis Services

    AAII JOURNAL ● MUTUAL FUNDS ● May 2005

  • Comparison: Mutual Fund Screening & Analysis Services

    AAII JOURNAL ● MUTUAL FUNDS ● May 2005

  • Stock Screening With Walter Schloss

    AAII JOURNAL ● VALUE INVESTING,COMPUTERIZED INVESTING ●