THE AAII JOURNAL APRIL 2023 ISSUE
COVER ARTICLE
Investing for a Child’s or Grandchild’s Lifetime
Any plan to help a young family member provide for their future starts with the most important component: time.
Features
in PRISM Wealth-Building Process
A One-Page Wealth-Building Plan to Reach the Goal of Retirement
A good plan with enough guidance to help an investor align their investment decisions with their goals can be written on a single page.
in The Big Question
A Glimpse Into How AAII Members Built Their Savings
Tapping into the experience of other investors yields a fountain of wisdom on how to accumulate a nest egg.
in AAII How-To,Sell Rules,Mutual Funds
Key Criteria to Base Your Mutual Fund Sell Rules On
Learning about the main concepts governing when to sell funds from your portfolio can help you set up a disciplined process.
in Portfolio Strategies
Measuring Performance 10 Years at a Time
Over the course of rolling 10-year returns since 1926, the performance of three multi-asset portfolios could be similar, widely different and then similar again.
in Industry Focus
Drilling for Opportunities in the Oil & Gas Industries
As part of the cyclical energy sector, the oil and gas industries provide some protection from inflation. What to look for in oil and gas stocks and ETFs.
in ETFs and Mutual Funds,Mutual Funds,Exchange-Traded Funds
High-Yield Mutual Funds and ETFs: Greater Potential Return but More Risk
The crucial risk and return figures to examine when considering high-yield bond funds or ETFs.
in AAII Model Portfolios,Small Cap Value Investing
Does January Portend a Good Year for the Model Shadow Stock Portfolio?
A look at what happens to portfolio performance by acting on the January Barometer.
Notes & Opinions
in Editor's Note
Key Metrics to Help Assess a Bank
When it comes to banks, there are some key metrics you can use to assess the health of those that are publicly traded.
in Dispatches,Economic and Market Analysis
Stock and Bond Yields Are Converging
The earnings yield is frequently used to assess the valuation of stocks compared to the valuation of bonds.
in Dispatches
IRAs Have Gained Importance in Individuals' Retirement Plans
Different types of IRAs have increasingly grown as a significant component to an individual’s retirement plan.
in Dispatches
Retirement Plans Add Flexibility to Keep Assets Put After Leaving Work
Nearly three-quarters of defined-contribution plan participants aged 60 and older leave their employer’s plan within five years after separating and roll those assets to an IRA.
in AAII Community
Take AAII's Challenge to Elevate Your Financial Capability This Month
Since April is National Financial Capability Month, AAII challenges you to utilize the online AAII Community to heighten your investment know-how.
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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