THE AAII JOURNAL JANUARY 2022 ISSUE
COVER ARTICLE
2021 Review of AAII Stock Screens: Small-Cap Value Stocks Aren't Dead Yet
The year 2021 was generally a positive one for quantitative stock screening, with the O’Shaughnessy Small Cap Growth & Value screen coming out on top.
Features
in First Cut Stocks,AAII Stock Ideas
All-Star Stocks Passing the Most Screens
We examined the results of every stock screen and identified the stocks passing more than one strategy.
in Stock Strategies,Proxy Voting
How to Vote Your Proxy Ballot
The proxy gives you as a shareholder your one chance to voice an opinion on how a company is being run.
in AAII How-To
When to Rebalance a Portfolio
While rebalancing can have advantages in terms of maintaining a desired allocation, rebalancing too frequently can result in undesired costs.
in AAII InvestoGraphic,Tax Strategies,Retirement Planning
How to Catch Up on Retirement Savings at 50
Once you turn age 50, the tax code provides help in saving for retirement through catch-up contributions.
in PRISM Wealth-Building Process,Retirement Planning
A Plan for Achieving the Financial Goal of Building Retirement Savings
We use the example of a hypothetical couple to illustrate how the PRISM process can get you to your retirement goal.
in ETFs and Mutual Funds,Mutual Funds,Exchange-Traded Funds
The Benefits and Risks of Small-Cap Funds
Because small caps make up only one part of a diversified approach to asset allocation, consider your tolerance for risk when deciding how much exposure to them you want.
in AAII Model Portfolios
Year-by-Year Returns Better Illustrate Shadow Stock Portfolio's Variability
Examining year-by-year results gives a better picture of volatility and performance over the long term than any one month’s advance or decline.
in Investor Professor,Alternative Investments
Online Exclusive: How to Gain Access to Private Equity
Although there are some methods for individual investors to gain access to private equity, these are either in the form of diluted exposure in open-end mutual funds or exchange-traded closed-end funds that are a very small part of the retail investment market.
Notes & Opinions
in Editor's Note
Less, and More
While much of what we would like less of and more of this year is beyond our control, we can choose to be a better version of ourselves every day.
in Dispatches,Tax Strategies
A Tax Audit Does Not Waive Filing Deadlines
Being audited cannot be used as an excuse for failing to meet deadlines for filing returns, filing a request for an extension or paying owed taxes.
in Dispatches,Financial Planning
Generational Financial Literacy and Well-Being
A study found that Generation Z adults (ages 18 to 23) exhibit lower financial literacy compared to older generations, with financial well-being directly tied to literacy levels.
in Dispatches,Retired Investor
Level3 Withdrawal Strategy: S&P 500 Near High in December 2021
To commemorate the month of Jim Cloonan’s birthday and pay homage to the legacy of education he left us, we offer an updated example of his retirement withdrawal approach using recent market conditions.
in AAII Community,Member News
Finally, a Community Focused on the Individual Investor
We’ve created an exclusive AAII member community that acts as an interactive forum for members to reach out to other individual investors.
in AAII Community,Member News
Finally, a Community Focused on the Individual Investor
We’ve created an exclusive AAII member community that acts as an interactive forum for members to reach out to other individual investors.
The AAII Journal, a leading investment publication, provides readers with a continuing stream of insights and ideas that focus on how you can improve your investment results. Unlike many investment magazines, ours is completely unbiased, educational and contains no advertising.
AAII has published this prestigious financial journal every month for more than 40 years. Members receive it for free and have access to thousands of evergreen articles online so they can reference information and strategies for previous market situations with a few clicks of the mouse.
Our stock journal helps individual investors manage their portfolios, build sound investment strategies and navigate all types of financial conditions. Articles range from optimizing target-date fund portfolios to retirement account withdrawal strategies and analysis on robo-advisor performance.
The magazine also has recurring features our members find invaluable. Every quarter, we dissect our model stock portfolio and provide updates to its holdings and performance. This analysis helps individual investors manage small-cap value investments.
We also offer an annual tax guide in our financial magazine. This detailed investment magazine issue covers many details that individual investors need to consider when filing their taxes. It keeps readers updated on any recent changes to tax laws and provisions and provides a handy guide to tax implications of personal investments to cut through any tax filing confusion.
Another annual feature covers ETFs (exchange-traded funds) and mutual funds. This edition helps individual investors understand what to look for when investing in funds. Online, we accompany those articles with sortable tables so that members have an interactive component to their investment research. This helps individual investors plan their portfolios and invest with confidence.
Other regular features in the AAII Journal include financial planning, stock ideas and investor professor. Financial planning articles walk investors through the process and difficulties of crafting strategies for creating wealth regardless of age. They also cover difficult situations, such as estate planning, and helpful advice for getting kids and grandchildren interested in investing.
Stock ideas, as the name implies, give readers a peek at new screens and the stocks that pass them. This part of our investing magazine helps readers identify new opportunities in the markets, flagged by a mix of quantitative and qualitative analysis. Because we all, as investors, need ideas, this remains one of the most popular categories.
Investor professor helps readers invest with knowledge and confidence. It deals with contingencies, such as “What happens to your investment if a company goes bankrupt?” and gives actionable advice on what resources you should use when considering a new broker. Our readers enjoy this section because of its practicality and enduring tips.
Frequent internal contributors include president John Bajkowski; AAII Journal editor and vice president Charles Rotblut; Stock Superstars Report lead analyst Wayne A. Thorp; and Dividend Investing editor Derek Hageman. Together, these internal contributors have nearly a century of market wisdom and research, which they share with clear and concise prose to help individual investors improve their knowledge and portfolios.
The AAII Journal also includes frequent guest contributions from the financial and economic space. Articles from outside industry experts differentiate our financial magazine from others and provide additional points of view for our readers. Previous guest authors have included John C. Bogle, founder of Vanguard; Jay Clayton, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Charles Schwab; and Nobel laureate and Yale professor Robert Shiller.
We hope you’ll enjoy our articles and, if you’re not a member, consider joining the Association so you can get our prestigious magazine sent to your door every month.
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