THE AAII JOURNAL JULY 2022 ISSUE
COVER ARTICLE
Solid Long-Term Results From the Weiss Blue-Chip Dividend Screen
A screen built on the premise that comparing current dividend yields to historical norms for blue-chip companies can allow investors to take advantage of a stock’s cycle of overvaluation and undervaluation.
Features
in Industry Focus
Cybersecurity Stocks & ETFs Offer Exposure to a High-Growth Industry
Cybersecurity companies have experienced rapid growth in revenues, but be prepared to “pay up” in valuation.
in First Cut Stocks,Value Investing
Benjamin Graham's Defensive Investor Non-Utility Screen
Graham felt that inexperienced investors should confine their holdings to companies that have long histories of profitability, are in a strong financial condition and hold a leading position in their respective industry.
in First Cut Stocks,Value Investing
Benjamin Graham's Defensive Investor Utility Screen
Benjamin Graham’s approach focused on finding the intrinsic value of a stock. He believed investors should buy stocks whose prices are close to their intrinsic value, and preferably those that are priced lower than their intrinsic value.
in AAII How-To,Earnings
How to Analyze Earnings Surprises
An earnings surprise occurs when a company’s reported profits are above or below financial analysts’ expectations, which can change its share price.
in ETFs and Mutual Funds,Mutual Funds,Exchange-Traded Funds,Fixed-Income Strategies
The Benefits and Risks of Short-Term Bond Funds
Short-term bonds can act as a buffer against volatility, preserving capital, and as such can be buckets to dip into when you want to buy riskier assets at a discount during down markets.
in PRISM Wealth-Building Process,Financial Planning
Financial Planning Tips for Empty Nesters
A thorough review of your wealth-building plan is called for when children become financially independent.
in AAII Model Portfolios,Small Cap Value Investing
Adhering to Shadow Stock Portfolio Rules Is Vital in Shaky Times
Small-cap returns have been greater than that of large caps over the long term, but there are often streaks of outperformance followed by underperformance.
in Investor Professor,Market Actions
Online Exclusive: Delving Into the Definition of the CAPE Ratio
Dividing current market price by a 10-year average of earnings can be used to predict long-term performance of a stock or the market.
Notes & Opinions
in Editor's Note
Bear Markets Are a Normal Part of Investing
Large- and small-company stocks wouldn’t have long-term annualized returns of 12% and 16%, respectively, if there wasn’t the risk of incurring a loss of capital.
in Dispatches,Market Actions
CAPE Ratio Is High, but Down From Peak
The cyclically adjusted price-earnings (CAPE) ratio is a widely followed, long-term measure of the stock market’s valuation.
in Dispatches,Bonds
Environmental Regulation Uncertainty Pushes Bond Yields Up
Uncertainty about future environmental regulatory changes is raising the perceived risk of bonds from issuers with poor environmental profiles or high carbon emissions.
in Dispatches
Mercury Retrograde Adversely Affects Stock Returns
Stock market returns are lower during the periods when it appears that Mercury’s rotation is backward than at other times of the year.
in AAII Community
Never Navigate Uncertain Markets Alone
AAII members are discussing how to keep up with the ebb and flow of the markets in the Allocation Strategies Community.
in Member News
Member News 2022
This year’s Member News reports on the exponential growth of our AAII Community for member interaction, with a spotlight on the new PRISM Academy. In addition, read about improvements to the online AAII Journal experience, our yearly financial summary, special member benefits and academic research awards.
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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.
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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.
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