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AAII Local Chapters Can Make You More Intelligent About Investing in AI

AAII local chapters help combat investing misinformation by offering meetings where real people have real conversations and get real answers to their questions.

by AAII Guest | August 2026

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We know that artificial intelligence (AI) can invent a multimillion-dollar empire or hallucinate a global underwear shortage. This highlights exactly why investment literacy is even more relevant today; it’s easier than ever for us to come across misinformation when investing on our own.

AAII and the AAII Phoenix Chapter can help set up financial guardrails because we’re real people having real conversations and asking real questions. The AAII Phoenix Chapter conducts monthly meetings, even in the summer months. Anyone can join us in person or via Zoom. We also have member-led presentations that showcase investing strategies and insights that our members have discovered.

We discuss U.S. and international stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and fixed income. We even recently spoke about how to get portfolio exposure to AI. Suggestions included VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ), QRAFT AI-Enhanced US Large Cap Momentum ETF (AMOM) and WisdomTree US AI Enhanced Value ETF (AIVL). Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) was also mentioned as a way to get AI infrastructure exposure, in addition to other ETFs.

Check out the AAII Phoenix Chapter’s meeting schedule and its three special interest groups (SIGs), as well as other local chapters, at the AAII Community site. 

—Karen Kamenir, Lowell Carty and Clark Mills, AAII Phoenix Chapter leaders

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Discussion

JOHN L from NJ posted 19 days ago:

Perhaps better informed, although even that is questionable, but more "intelligent"? Not remotely possible!


P C from MI posted 6 days ago:

In the July edition, the Journal announced a free new service called "James" which is an AI investing assistant. I can't find it. Anyone know where it is? I have used AI for helping analyze possible investments. I was already well informed on the possible stocks buys, but asked questions about my concerns. The answers were illuminating and drawn from accessible media, which I could check. I was also aware that hallucinations were possible, but found none. AI is a tool and if used properly can be helpful.


P C from MI posted 6 days ago:

In the July edition, the Journal announced a free new service called "James" which is an AI investing assistant. I can't find it. Anyone know where it is? I have used AI for helping analyze possible investments. I was already well informed on the possible stocks buys, but asked questions about my concerns. The answers were illuminating and drawn from accessible media, which I could check. I was also aware that hallucinations were possible, but found none. AI is a tool and if used properly can be helpful.


DENNIS L from OH posted 4 days ago:

The new AI feature is available at the following link... https://hub.aaii.com/ai/aichat


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