Split on Growth and Value Strategies? Investors Weigh In

In the AAII Community, we have set up special interest groups for Value Investing and Growth Investing.

The age-old investing argument: Which is better, growth or value investing? Whether you’re new to investing or have been building your portfolio for eons, you most likely lean toward one or the other at different points in your investing life cycle. The thought processes of a value investor and a growth investor can vary dramatically. For example, growth investors aim to find stocks of companies whose innovations they can ride to the top, while value investors are searching for undervalued diamonds in the rough.

In the AAII Community, we have set up special interest groups for each: Value Investing and Growth Investing. These serve as a safe space for members to tap into a “collective brain” of like-minded investors. A few recent discussions in each community have prompted members to share their opinions on various topics. Some of those discussions include:

We post weekly discussion topics to prompt discourse and share helpful insights and resources from our analysts.

Interested in joining a community of individuals passionate about growth and value investing strategies? Log in to https://community.aaii.com with your AAII member credentials and join today.

Field Notes From the Chapters

Chapterspotting: Hobby? Avocation? Obsession? Illumination!

Some people have weird hobbies. Popular choices, ripped straight from the wild web: mooing, faking your own death, competitive dog grooming, milk bottle collecting, trainspotting, soap carving, navel fluff collecting, cassette tape collaging and extreme ironing. And let’s not forget hikaru dorodango, the Japanese art of dirt polishing. I kid you not.

My weird hobby? Chapterspotting. I attend as many of AAII’s chapter webinars as I can. It’s partly professional (I’m tasked with helping chapter leaders keep their webinars sharp and snazzy), partly personal (I take my investments seriously) and totally rewarding (listen, learn, act!).

Recent star turns include Ken Winans on “What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard—Financial History” (New York City), Sebastien Page on “Debunking the Myths of Asset Allocation” (Los Angeles), Kevin Carter on “Rethinking Emerging Markets” (Twin Cities) and Kathryn Klaber on “Global Energy Forces” (Pittsburgh).

You, too, can mimic my antics by joining any and all chapters that appeal to you by checking out Events at the AAII Community. And you can catch up with past webinars in their respective chapter Community libraries. Or would you rather moo and polish dirt?

—Hollis Wagenstein-Hurturk, AAII Chapter liaison