THE AAII JOURNAL NOVEMBER 2021 ISSUE
COVER ARTICLE
Warren Buffett and the Evolution of Value Investing
Buffett realized that value investing had nothing to do with accounting factors. It was all about the cash—the return on equity.
Features
in AAII Stock Ideas,Value Investing
Buy Great Companies for the Long Term: Buffett Hagstrom Screening Strategy
For investors willing to do the homework involved, the Buffett Hagstrom approach offers a promising path to investment value.
in Portfolio Strategies,Preferred Stock
Preferred Stocks Explained
As a hybrid security, preferreds have higher yields than bonds and offer an attractive risk/return tradeoff for investors searching for yield.
in PRISM Wealth-Building Process
Portfolio Monitoring for Progress of Goals and Life Stage Changes
Checking your portfolio at regular intervals tells you if you are on or off track to achieve your goals and whether they are still valid.
in ETFs and Mutual Funds,Quarterly Mutual Fund Update,Quarterly ETF Update
Third-Quarter Mutual Fund and ETF Update
With the quarterly performance update of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the third quarter of 2021, we are debuting changes to our regular coverage of funds in the AAII Journal.
in AAII How-To,ETFs and Mutual Funds
Suggestions for Analyzing Mutual Fund and ETF Performance
How to more effectively use return data to help determine whether a fund is a worthy investment.
in First Cut Stocks
Thanksgiving Can Mean Family, Football, Turkey, Parade ... & Stocks
This First Cut filter is very basic: We screened for exchange-listed stocks with a tie to companies set to benefit from Thanksgiving holiday-related business.
in Computerized Investing,Guide
Investor's Best of the Web 2021
We identify the sites that should be your first stop when tackling any finance or investing task. Use our updated guide to quickly get the essential information you need.
in Investor Professor,Investing Basics
Online Exclusive: Stock Order Types Explained
For most individual investors who are following a buy-and-hold strategy, there are three basic order types that will cover the majority of your stock trades and allow for control over execution.
Notes & Opinions
in Editor's Note
Enhancing AAII Membership
Over the past couple of years, we’ve been adding several new AAII member benefits—expanded mutual fund and ETF guides that are updated monthly, the My Portfolio tracking tool, helpful stock and fund evaluators, webinars and our online Education Hub. Last month, we added two new AAII member benefits.
in Dispatches,Advisers,Brokerages
Minimum Disclosure by Brokers and Advisers
Regulations intended to provide investors with more information about their financial advisers’ business practices have fallen short, according to Morningstar.
in Dispatches
Postponing Retirement Slows Cognitive Decline
Working for a few years longer than planned might help to maintain cognitive function for a longer period of time in retirement.
in Dispatches
Reaction to Being Added to or Removed From the S&P 500 Is Lessening
The index effect has been weakening over time, according to an analysis by S&P Dow Jones Indices.
in Dispatches
Robinhood Traders Found to Underperform
Robinhood has quickly become one of the most popular broker platforms among individual investors. Popularity, however, does not correlate with successful investing, according to a study published in the Journal of Finance.
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