Webinar Wednesdays: Vice Stocks Wrap-Up

If you missed our Webinar Wednesday on August 4, you can watch it here.

Are you a social contrarian who looks for investing opportunities in areas others avoid for sustainable or environmental reasons? In the first segment of this episode of the Individual Investor Show, we look at growth stocks in so-called “vice” industries, such as alcohol and defense. Next, we compare several of the most popular money transfer apps. Find out which platform best suits your needs, whether you want to exchange money with family, friends, or even a business. Finally, we talk with Jack Vogel about factor investing. Vogel explains in plain language what factors are and how you can use them to improve your stock picking. Questions and comments submitted during this show will be reviewed and may appear in an upcoming episode of the Individual Investor Show.

Post-Webinar Notes

First Cut Vice Stocks

Guns, Drugs & Warfare: Thematic Investing for Vice Stocks by Derek Hageman in the August AAII Journal
Identifying and Screening for Vice and Virtue Stocks

Money Transfer Apps

Comparing the Six Most Popular Money Transfer Apps, by AAII Staff in the August AAII Journal
Protecting Yourself Online

Factor Investing

What Are Factors? A Look Behind the Curtain interview with Jack Vogel in the August AAII Journal
Getting the Same Return With Less Risk: The Power of Factors
Investing’s Odd Couple: Value and Momentum

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